- Date
- September 18, 1984, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dadina Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3269MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840918049699A
- Case key
- 4378
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to the accident the plt had been involved in moose hunting activities. On the morning of the occurrence he had made two successful flts hauling meat from a small unnamed lake to Dadina Lake, about 3 miles north. Shortly after the third takeoff from the small lake, control of the acft was lost and the acft collided with the water right wing down. Upon recovery of the drowned plt, divers also found moose horns which had been tied to the float lift struts. The plt did not hold a seaplane rating.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3269M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 122127
- Airframe hours
- 4,444
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Terrance L. Speerstra
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 1984 · 73 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 61 in this make and model · 3,500 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.