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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Tyonek, AK · July 22, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 22, 1981
Place
Tyonek, AK · TYONEK, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N7580HPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report September 18, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810722050429A
Case key
125146

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1828  81/7/22  NR.TYONEK,AK          PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 606
        TIME - 1800                    N7580H              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 506 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TYONEK,AK                    ANCHORAGE,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        REMARKS- ATMTG TKOF FM NARROW ROAD.PLT RPRTD PAX GRABBED CTL STICK & ACFT WENT OFF ROAD INTO TUNDRA.

Aircraft

Registration
N7580H
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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