- Date
- August 28, 1979
- Place
- Shrode Lake, AK · SHRODE LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N87822Piper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790828025439A
- Case key
- 134028
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2307 79/8/28 SHRODE LAKE,AK PIPER J-3 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 1332 TIME - 1800 N87822 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1215 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHRODE LAKE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- PLT STATED-SUNGLARE PREVENTED SEEING LOW POINT IN HILLS AHEAD,STALLED DRG TURN AWAY FROM SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87822
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N87822 · 1
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