UNK64X0715

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA16 · Nushakak, AK · February 27, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 27, 1964
Place
Nushakak, AK · NUSHAKAK, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N6824KPiper PA16
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185284

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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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3-0484  64/2/27    NUSHAKAK ALAS       PIPER PA16          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 330
        TIME - 1400                    N6824K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 260 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N6824K
Reported as
Piper PA16
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.