- Date
- July 23, 1968
- Place
- Pelican Rpds, MN · PELICAN RPDS, MN
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5188HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108422
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3116 68/7/23 PELICAN RPDS,MINN PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1300 TIME - 1900 N5188H PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED. ACFT SERVICED FROM FUEL IN BARRELS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5188H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N5188H · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC26LA006Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportTalkeetna, AKOn November 8, 2025 about 1300 Alaska standard time, a Piper PA-14 airplane, N5188H, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal…NTSB ANC88DAG03Accident · No injuriesFinal reportGlennallen, AKThe pilot stated that he was flying up a fairly wide valley containing a ridge that he had to fly over. The ground was completely white with snow. The pilot noticed a hill directly in front of the aircraft; he started a turn and the aircraft struck the snow…NTSB ANC85LA167Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCape Yakataga, AKThe plt elected to land on a sandy/gravel area about 600 ft long & 100 ft wide which was located between hills that were 100 to 150 ft high. During a x-wind apch, the acft's rate of descent began increasing. The plt applied full power to arrest the descent,…