Piper PA-32 N8942N
22 December 1971 · Galena, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 22 December 1971 at about 14:30 local time, a Piper PA-32 registered N8942N, operated by Tanana Air TAX, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Galena, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Galena, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kalakaket Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-32
- Registration
- N8942N
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Tanana Air TAX
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-4203
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
ICE ON RWY, X-WND GUSTING TO 20K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean South Lat. | Blackwell Flyi | No injuries | - |
| 10 Feb 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Grimes, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Oct 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Anderson, Indiana, United States | Weiss MacHiner | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Bowlng Green, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Llano, Texas, United States | William A Hibb | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1971 | Piper PA-32 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Fremont Flyers | No injuries | - |
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