Piper PA-11 N4987M
21 September 1969 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 21 September 1969 at about 08:30 local time, a Piper PA-11 registered N4987M was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sleeper
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-11
- Registration
- N4987M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4107
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 OBSERVED PERSONS ON GRND. ALLOWED ACFT TO VEER TOWARD TREES. STALLED AVOIDING TREES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-11 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-11 | Williamston, Michigan, United States | Robert E Bowen | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Nov 1969 | Piper PA-11 | Kenai, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-11 | Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Wylie Shelton | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1969 | Piper PA-11 | Thedford, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1969 | Piper PA-11 | Ingomar, Montana, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-11 | Gunnison, Mississippi, United States | Louis A Bassie | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1969 | Luscombe 8A | Sedalia, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1969 | Piper PA-22 | Midlothian, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 1969 | Taylr Titch M-3 | Watkins, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |