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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA12 · Talkeetna, AK · July 9, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 9, 1964
Place
Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2306MPiper PA12
Status
Completed · report December 16, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183145

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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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3-3155   64/7/9  NR.TALKEETNA ALAS     PIPER PA12          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 140
        TIME - 2015                    N2306M              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 120 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: MUFFLERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  SMOKE IN COCKPIT
        REMARKS- EXHAUST MUFFLER INNER TUBE FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2306M
Reported as
Piper PA12
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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