- Date
- September 13, 1986, 16:45 local (Sep 14, 1986, 00:45 UTC)
- Place
- Naknek, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1712PPiper PA-22
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860913044859A
- Case key
- 4739
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - high windCause
Preflight planning/preparation - improperCause
Weather condition - gustsCause
Wind information - not attainedCause
Weather evaluation - inadequateCause
Nose over
Analysis
During the taxi to takeoff phase a strong gust of wind lifted the left wing causing the airplane to flip over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1712P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 222502
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ralph Angasan
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1985
N1712PRegistration cancelled Feb 22, 2017 · Piper PA-22-150Airframe modelPiper PA-22-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,400 total · 2,400 in this make and model · 2,350 as pilot in command · 90 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 39 °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.