- Date
- September 1, 1979
- Place
- Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8143DPiper PA-22S
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790901022099A
- Case key
- 134067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2360 79/9/1 NR.EUREKA,AK PIPER PA-22S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 57, 390 TIME - 0900 N8143D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FROST ON WINGS.ACFT EQUIPPED W FLOATS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8143D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N8143D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA150Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStoney River, AKThe pilot's failure to attain a proper climb. Factors in the accident were: the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane, his inadequate training in that model airplane, his lack of total experience, his inflight planning/decision, his overconfidence in…NTSB SEA73DYG15Accident · No injuriesClosedMoses Lake, WA