Piper PA-20S N716SA
12 August 1968 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 12 August 1968 at about 11:20 local time, a Piper PA-20S registered N716SA was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 11:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20S
- Registration
- N716SA
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2947
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT LANDED ON RIVER. FLOATS STRUCK SUBMERGED OBJECT. SWIFT CURRENT CARRIED ACFT DOWN RIVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-20S accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-20S | Bucksport, Maine, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1971 | Piper PA-20S | Eagle, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1965 | Piper PA-20S | Edinburg Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 1982 | Piper PA-20S | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | Charles F. Chamberlain | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 2016 | Piper PA 20S | Arcadia, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Baytown, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1968 | Cessna 150 | Mounds, Oklahoma, United States | Riverside Airl | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1968 | Piper PA-22 | Laurel, Maryland, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Piper J5A | Valparaiso, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1968 | Mooney M20D | Santa Rosa, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 May 1968 | Cessna 182 | Medford, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |