SEA74DYE37

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-12 · Blakely Isle, WA · February 8, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 8, 1974
Place
Blakely Isle, WA · BLAKELY ISLE, WA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4043HPiper PA-12
Status
Completed · report April 4, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740208002429A
Case key
186960

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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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3-0308   74/2/8    BLAKELY ISLE,WASH   PIPER PA-12         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 75 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N4043H              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKELY ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BELLINGHAM,WASH             BLAKELY ISLE,WASH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG,FAST,GRD LOOPED.STRUCK PARKED BEECH,CF-NTI,SUBSTL DMG.

Aircraft

Registration
N4043H
Reported as
Piper PA-12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Blakely Island

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.