- Date
- September 4, 1980
- Place
- Copper Center, AK · COPPER CENTER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3322MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800904041789A
- Case key
- 128582
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2834 80/9/4 NR.COPPER CENTER,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 560 TIME - 1000 N3322M PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 339 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP COPPER CENTER,AK CHOHOKNA RIVER,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- ATTMPTG TO MARK LOCATION OF DEAD CARIBOU.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3322M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- 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.