- Date
- August 18, 1964
- Place
- Sparrevohn, AK · SPARREVOHN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2581MPiper PA12
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184779
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2528 64/8/18 SPARREVOHN ALAS PIPER PA12 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 162 TIME - 1040 N2581M PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 87 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SPARREVOHN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- AIRCRAFT FAILED TO CLEAR 400 FT RIDGE OF BOX CANYON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2581M
- Reported as
- Piper PA12
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sparrevohn
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Other investigations on N2581M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC10CA042Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChugiak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path while landing, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree, and the collapse of the main landing gear during touchdown.NTSB ANC71DAG31Accident · No injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK