Piper PA-14 N4226H
25 November 1982 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 November 1982 at about 18:06 local time, a Piper PA-14 registered N4226H, operated by James Franklin Creason, was involved in an accident near Anchorage, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Hood (LHD)
- Coordinates
- 61.1591, -149.9908
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-14
- Registration
- N4226H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James Franklin Creason
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Little Susitna → Lake Hood
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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
THE PLT STATED THAT DURING AN EARLIER TAKEOFF FROM A FROZEN LAKE THAT HE STRUCK AN UNKNOWN OBJECT IMBEDDED IN DEEP SNOW.HE NOTICED THAT HIS RIGHT GEAR & SKI WERE DAMAGED, & CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT TO ANCHORAGE. APPROACHING ANCHORAGE HE WAS ADVISED BY LAKE HOOD TOWER THAT THE LAKES & CANAL ARE NOTAMED CLOSED DUE TO RUTTED UNEVEN ICE CONDITIONS & THAT A LANDING WOULD BE AT HIS OWN RISK. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED BY THE TOWER THAT HIS RIGHT SKI APPEARED TO BE MISSING. THE PLT ACKNOWLEDGED THE INFORMATION & TOLD THE TOWER HE WOULD LAND OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF LAKE HOOD. DURING LANDING THE DAMAGED GEAR DUG INTO THE ICE & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-14 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-14 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Robert A. Wilkinson, JR. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-14 | Santa Ysabel, California, United States | Hugh M. Simpson | Fatal | 4 |
| 10 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-14 | Trenton, Missouri, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-14 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1980 | Piper PA-14 | Farewell, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1985 | Piper PA-14 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-12 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Seven Star Flying Club Incorpo | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170B | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Robert Rouille Gaines | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1982 | Cessna 150H | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John P. Ellison JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Vernon L. Roelfs | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1982 | Cessna 207 | Near Anvik, Alaska, United States | Byron R. Walton | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviation | Serious injuries | - |