- Date
- August 12, 1979
- Place
- Lake Creek, AK · LAKE CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7663HPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790812043149A
- Case key
- 134762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3368 79/8/12 LAKE CREEK,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 1437 TIME - 2015 N7663H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE CREEK,AK EAGLE RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: SPECTATOR REMARKS- RT WG STRUCK PERSON PHOTOGRAPHING ACFT DRG TKOF FM GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7663H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor 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 N7663H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC06CA110Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportColdfoot, AKThe pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during an aborted landing. Factors associated with the accident were wind gusts, and rough and uneven terrain.NTSB ANC84LA077Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKThe acft nosed over during a forced landing after the engine lost power. The plt said that the engine failed due to carburetor icing. Examination of the eng revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction.