Piper PA-12 N98953
6 June 1970 · Seldovia, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 June 1970 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-12 registered N98953 was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Seldovia, 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
- Seldovia, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Perl Is Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-12
- Registration
- N98953
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Homer, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2417
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
ACFT FLT MANUAL-SEA LVL,60DEG, WIND CALM, DSTC RQRD TKOF PVD RWY CLIMB 50FT,2190FT.STRIP ABT 1500 FT
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-12 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Tyonek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Rigby, Idaho, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Kennebec, South Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Aug 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Bulhead Cty, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-12 | New Lexingtn, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1970 | Piper PA-12 | Chistochina, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |