- Date
- July 29, 1979
- Place
- Purkeypile, AK · PURKEYPILE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7339GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790729020829A
- Case key
- 134048
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2334 79/7/29 PURKEYPILE,AK CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 140 TIME - 1600 N7339G PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 91 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PURKEY PILE MINE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PURKEYPILE,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- WING TIP COLLIDED W BUSH AT EDGE OF MINE STRIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7339G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Purkey Pile Mine
N7339GRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Cessna 172KAirframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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.