LAX75OL002

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Tsuniah Lake, Canada · August 13, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 13, 1974
Place
Tsuniah Lake, Canada · TSUNIAH LAKE, Canada
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N54099Piper PA-23
Status
Completed · report September 3, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140564

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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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6-0043  74/8/13    TSUNIAH LAKE,CAN    PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N54099              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 34, 731 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            486 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TSUNIAH LAKE LDGE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KAMLOOPS,CAN                TSUNIAH LAKE,CAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        REMARKS- INVEST UNDER JURISDICTION OF GOVT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N54099
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tsuniah Lake Ldge

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.