Accident · 1997-11-11

NTSB case ANC98LA010 · Piper PA-31-T3 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-11-11
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-31-T3 (N314SC)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

An on-ground collision with an animal (moose). Factors in the accident were night VFR conditions that restricted the pilot's visual lookout, and the lack of an airport perimeter fence.

Source: NTSB case ANC98LA010

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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