Piper PA-14 N5108H
29 July 1972 · Wales, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1972 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-14 registered N5108H was involved in an accident during in flight near Wales, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wales, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-14
- Registration
- N5108H
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Nome, Alas → Esperberg, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2553
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
PLT SPOTTED SOMETHING ON THE BEACH, LOWERED FLAPS40DEG,100 FT ABOVE WATER, STEEP TURN TO LEFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-14 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-14 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-14 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-14 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Alyeska Air SE | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1973 | Piper PA-14 | Susitna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1973 | Piper PA-14 | Sand Point, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |