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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA20 · Tazlina, AK · August 8, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1964
Place
Tazlina, AK · TAZLINA, AK
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N6948KPiper PA20
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182351

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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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3-2385   64/8/8    TAZLINA ALAS        PIPER PA20          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 40, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1830                    N6948K              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAZLINA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF

Aircraft

Registration
N6948K
Reported as
Piper PA20
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Tazlina

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