- Date
- October 10, 1979
- Place
- Georgetown, AK · GEORGETOWN, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N6254HPiper J-3
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791010042339A
- Case key
- 132794
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3893 79/10/10 NR.GEORGETOWN,AK PIPER J-3 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 21, TIME - UNK/NR N6254H PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GEORGETOWN,AK RED DEVIL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- CRASHED/BURNED AT NGT.HIT TREES IN CIRCULAR PATH.R FUEL CAP LOOSE.EXPIRED MED CERT NOT VALID,NGT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6254H
- Reported as
- Piper J-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N6254HRegistration cancelled Oct 4, 2012 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental A&C75 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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