- Date
- June 23, 1981
- Place
- North Pole, AK · NORTH POLE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7050HPiper J3C-65
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810623036059A
- Case key
- 125269
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2831 81/6/23 NR.NORTH POLE,AK PIPER J3C-65 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - UNK/NR N7050H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL SURVEY 37, 6797 TOTAL HOURS, 80 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NORTH POLE,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CRASHED IN TANANA RVR NR MUD/GRAVEL BAR DRG FLT TO SEARCH FOR CAMP SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7050H
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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