- Date
- August 18, 1978
- Place
- Tanana, AK · TANANA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9802PPiper PA-25
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780818031219A
- Case key
- 139450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4068 78/8/18 NR.TANANA,AK PIPER PA-25 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 47, 2274 TIME - 1500 N9802P PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RIVER GRAVEL BAR MANLEY HOT SPRINGS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE REMARKS- ACFT RESTRICTED TO AGRICULTURE AND PEST CONTROL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9802P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-25
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9802PRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 1991 · Piper PA-25-235Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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.