UNK64X0455

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA22 · Anchorage, AK · February 4, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 4, 1964
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N5295ZPiper PA22
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185648

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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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3-0219   64/2/4    ANCHORAGE ALAS      PIPER PA22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 23 TOTAL
        TIME - 1300                    N5295Z              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N5295Z
Reported as
Piper PA22
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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