- Date
- September 16, 1980
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5135HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800916058839A
- Case key
- 129018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3024 80/9/16 NR.TALKEETNA,AK PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 237 TIME - 1730 N5135H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH HART LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALKEETNA,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. WIND GUSTING TO 20 KTS. ACFT DEPARTING FROM LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5135H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- North Hart Lake
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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 N5135H · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC88LA099Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKustatan River, AKThe private pilot was attempting to land his Piper PA-14 airplane at a remote beach fishing site in gusty crosswind conditions. He reportedly encountered a wind gust upon touch down, lost directional control and struck an abandoned hunting shack and an…NTSB ANC87LA038Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe student pilot was practicing touch and go landings on a runway partially covered with snow and ice when he lost control of the aircraft and struck a runway perimeter snow berm. And nosed over.NTSB ANC76DAH48Accident · Minor injuriesClosedWasilla, AKNTSB ANC74DAG64Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK