- Date
- September 24, 1977
- Place
- Lke Minchumina, AK · LKE MINCHUMINA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N103TAPiper PA-31B
- Status
- Completed · report February 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19770924041869A
- Case key
- 80049
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4085 77/9/24 LKE MINCHUMINA,AK PIPER PA-31B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N103TA PX- 0 0 5 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 35, 3160 TOTAL HOURS, 600 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE MINCHUMINA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LKE MINCHUMINA,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB DITCHING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: DOORS,DOOR FRAMES FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENED.UN MAINTAIN FLT.TKOF FRM GRAVEL RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N103TA
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lake Minchumina
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.