- Date
- January 16, 1978
- Place
- Scammon Bay, AK · SCAMMON BAY, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N121VCPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780116001439A
- Case key
- 143633
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0149 78/1/16 SCAMMON BAY,AK PIPER PA-31 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 20, 2100 TIME - 1450 N121VC PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 49 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCAMMON BAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK RETURN SCAMMON BAY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND PILOT IN COMMAND - MISUSED OR FAILED TO USE FLAPS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- OPERATING AS WIEN AIR FLT 3397.ABT 262# OVR MAX LNDG GWT.ADVSD RWY GOOD PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N121VC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scammon Bay
N121VCRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2012 · Piper PA-31-310Airframe modelPiper PA-31-310Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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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.
Other investigations on N121VC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.