UNK64X2653

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA14 · Ketchikan, AK · July 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 5, 1964
Place
Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N4275HPiper PA14
Status
Completed · report October 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182932

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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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3-1939   64/7/5    KETCHIKAN ALAS      PIPER PA14          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N4275H              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            AGE 20, 1500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            60 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KETCHIKAN SEPLANE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - ROUGH WATER
        REMARKS- STRUCK BOAT SWELL DAMAGING FLOAT

Aircraft

Registration
N4275H
Reported as
Piper PA14
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Ketchikan Seplane

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