- Date
- February 15, 1978
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3466PPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143320
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0518 78/2/15 FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1130 N3466P PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 55, 9200 TOTAL HOURS, 9 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAIRBANKS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ICE FOUND IN RIGHT FUEL BOOSTER PUMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3466P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fairbanks Intl
N3466PRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2009 · Piper PA-23-160Airframe modelPiper PA-23-160Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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