- Date
- September 7, 1979
- Place
- Glenallen, AK · GLENALLEN, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2306MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790907024759A
- Case key
- 133954
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2320 79/9/7 NR.GLENALLEN,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 888 TIME - 0630 N2306M PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WILLOW LAKE GLENALLEN,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- PILOT LANDING ON GRAVEL BAR,HIT SOFT SPOT AND NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2306M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush Strip
N2306MRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 2012 · Piper PA-12Airframe modelPiper PA-12Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2306M · 1
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