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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Palmer, AK · May 23, 1974

Date
May 23, 1974
Place
Palmer, AK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4727A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC74AA075
Reported as
Piper PA18
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Looking for campsite. Plt saw black bear,banked acft. Flew into rising terrain.

As the FAA filed it

LOOKING FOR CAMPSITE.PLT SAW BLACK BEAR,BANKED ACFT.FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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