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Piper PA-12 N2581M

29 September 1970 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 September 1970 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N2581M was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Sky Harbor
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Piper PA-12
Registration
N2581M
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
Kahltna Glacier, Alas → S
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Night (Dark)
NTSB number
3-3870

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

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

HIT TRUCK PARKED NEAR RWY BEING USED TO LIGHT RWY.LITED ARPTS AVBL.LOST SITE OF TRUCK ON FINAL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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