Taylorcraft DF-65 N47757
10 July 1985 · Eklutna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 July 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Taylorcraft DF-65 registered N47757 was involved in an accident near Eklutna, 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 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eklutna, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Taylorcraft DF-65
- Registration
- N47757
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chugiak → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85LA122
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
ACFT LANDED HARD, COLLAPSING BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR AFTER MAKING A STEEP APCH TO A SHORT AREA ON A GRAVEL ROAD. PLT WAS LANDING TO DRAIN SOME ACFT FUEL OUT IN ORDER TO GET BETTER CLIMB PERFORMANCE FOR A MOUNTAIN SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 14 Feb 1985 | Piper PA-31 | Port Heiden, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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