- Date
- April 21, 1978
- Place
- Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7772KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780421009619A
- Case key
- 141522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3053 78/4/21 YAKUTAT,AK PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 371 TIME - 1720 N7772K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YAKUTAT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SITKA,AK YAKUTAT,AK YAKUTAT,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7772K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yakutat
N7772KRegistration cancelled Oct 31, 2013 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7772K · 1
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