- Date
- June 28, 1969
- Place
- Pelican Rpds, MN · PELICAN RPDS, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4290HPiper PA-14
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172481
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3012 69/6/28 PELICAN RPDS,MINN PIPER PA-14 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1814 TIME - 0800 N4290H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PELICAN RPDS,MINN PELICAN RPDS,MINN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4290H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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Other investigations on N4290H · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA007Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Heiden, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident were the crosswind, pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind, the soft runway, and lack of total experience in type of aircraft.NTSB ANC86LA146Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPort Heiden, AKThe engine quit during flight due to carburetor ice. The plt became committed to a forced landing after he was unable to restart the engine. A downwind landing was made in strong wind conditions. Control of the acft was lost and it overturned in a mud flat.