# NTSB ANC78FAA12: Pratt Read PR-G1, N60353, North Pole, AK, April 23, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 23, 1978
- Place: North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Location: 64.7527° N, 147.3627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Pole, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7527&lon=-147.3627&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78FAA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78FAA12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3696  78/4/23    NORTH POLE,AK       PRATT READ PR-G1    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 248
        TIME - 1645                    N60353              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY SKY RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORTH POLE,AK               NORTH POLE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- HIT 2FT TREE STUMP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60353](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60353), registered now, S/N 13, built 1943 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRATT READ PR-G1
- Registry model: [Pratt Read PR-G1](https://openairdocs.org/model/pratt-read-pr-g1) (registry code 7300102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bradley Sky Ranch

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780423008399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780423008399A), Apr 23, 1978: Pratt TG32, North Pole, AK, Substantial damage. Hit 2FT tree stump.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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