- Date
- July 11, 1980
- Place
- False Pass, AK · FALSE PASS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5537YPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report January 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800711026419A
- Case key
- 136424
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3222 80/7/11 FALSE PASS,AK PIPER PA-23 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1545 N5537Y PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 39, 14000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 500 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FALSE PASS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FALSE PASS,AK COLD BAY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- PHASE-STEEP TURN. MAIL FLIGHT. CPNY FLT PLN. WND GSTG 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5537Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- False Pass
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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