Aviation Crash Map

Piper PA-22 N2447P

16 June 1987 · Theodore River, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 16 June 1987 at about 05:30 local time, a Piper PA-22 registered N2447P was involved in an accident near Theodore River, Alaska, United States. 4 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 05:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Theodore River, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
61.0809, -151.1591
Aircraft
Piper PA-22
Registration
N2447P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Theodore River → Anchorage
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC87FA080

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
4 0 0 0 4

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 PRIVATE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM AN ABANDONED ROADWAY TOO LATE TO STOP IN TIME TO AVOID GOING INTO BRUSH AND SMALL TREES. HE SAID HE DECIDED AGAINST THE TAKEOFF AT ABOUT THE MID-POINT IN THE 4000 FOOT GRAVEL SECTION OF THE ROAD. THE BRAKES CAUSED THE WHEELS TO SLIDE AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN THE REMAINING ONE-QUARTER MILE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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