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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Summit, AK · May 12, 1974

Date: May 12, 1974
Place: Summit, AK
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4033Z
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC74DAH07
Reported as: Piper PA18150
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,000 total9,999 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N4033ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7993 · Built 1963 Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While spotting animals in mtns,downdraft encountered. Acft crashed on slope. Gusting to 45K.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE SPOTTING ANIMALS IN MTNS,DOWNDRAFT ENCOUNTERED.ACFT CRASHED ON SLOPE.GUSTING TO 45K.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC74DAH07Accident · No injuriesClosedSummit, AKMay 12, 1974 · Substantial damage

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