- Date
- September 21, 1978
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4883MPiper PA-11
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780921030779A
- Case key
- 139842
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3050 78/9/21 NR.KENAI,AK PIPER PA-11 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 277 TIME - 1700 N4883M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 226 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKULA LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EAST MACKEY LK,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4883M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Akula Lake
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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.