- Date
- April 29, 1978
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1685APiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780429009719A
- Case key
- 141594
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2768 78/4/29 FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 686 TIME - 1100 N1685A PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PROSPECT CREEK,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- REPAIRS MADE BY NONCERTIFICATED PERSON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1685A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metro Field
N1685ARegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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 N1685A · 1
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