Piper PA-22 N8520D
27 March 1971 · Port Alswrth, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 March 1971 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N8520D was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Port Alswrth, Alaska, United States. 2 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 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alswrth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22
- Registration
- N8520D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Nikabuna Lake, Alas → Port Alsworth, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1050
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
SNOW CVRD FROZEN LAKE WITH SEVERAL SNOW DRIFTS.ACFT AT MAS GWT. HIT SNOWBANK AT END OF LAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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