- Date
- October 9, 1981
- Place
- Valouga Lake, AK · VALOUGA LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N3953MPiper PA-12
- Status
- Completed · report June 26, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811009067419A
- Case key
- 122874
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2938 81/10/9 NR.VALOUGA LAKE,AK PIPER PA-12 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, UNK/NR TIME - UNK/NR N3953M PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WRECKAGE LOCATED NEAR SMALL UNIMPROVED LANDING AREA.FOUND 10/14/82.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3953M
- 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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