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Piper J-3/100 N22AK

28 June 1985 · Port Lions, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 28 June 1985 at about 05:00 local time, a Piper J-3/100 registered N22AK was involved in an accident near Port Lions, 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 05:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Port Lions, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Port Lions (ORI)
Coordinates
57.8999, -153.0390
Aircraft
Piper J-3/100
Registration
N22AK
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Kodiak → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC85LA116

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

THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RWY AND CONTACTED BOULDERS. THE PLT REPORTED TO BYSTANDERS AT THE ACCIDENT SITE THAT IT HAD BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE HE HAD FLOWN AN ACFT EQUIPPED WITH HEEL BRAKES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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