- Date
- September 27, 1970
- Place
- Skykomish, WA · SKYKOMISH, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4899MPiper PA11
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178572
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2764 70/9/27 NR.SKYKOMISH,WASH PIPER PA11 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1220 TIME - 1500 N4899M PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENMORE,WASH WAPTUS LAKE,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 65 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 110 17 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- T/O TOWARD BLIND CANYON,LTD TURN SPACE.REVERSED COURSE,LOST FLYING SPEED.PLT AND ACFT NOT RCVRD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4899M
- Reported as
- Piper PA11
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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