- Date
- September 5, 1980
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7743KPiper PA-20
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800905039789A
- Case key
- 201177
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2363 80/9/5 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1500 N7743K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 24, 2420 TOTAL HOURS, 370 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TOZITNA RIVER,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL TERRAIN - SANDY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7743K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush Strip
N7743KRegistration cancelled Oct 22, 2012 · Piper PA-20Airframe modelPiper PA-20Engine modelLycoming 0-290 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.