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Piper PA-22 N7801D

30 June 1987 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 June 1987 at about 20:31 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N7801D 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 20:31
Classification
Accident
Location
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Merrill (MRI)
Coordinates
61.2198, -149.8497
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N7801D
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC87LA085

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 PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE TAKEOFF CAUSING THE PLANE TO GROUNDLOOP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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