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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Fairbanks, AK · September 14, 1974

Date
September 14, 1974
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4441Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC75DAA13
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,200 total35 in this make and model35 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.

Forced lndg into trees,dark night. Fuel selector AD not complied with. No detent action.

As the FAA filed it

FORCED LNDG INTO TREES,DARK NIGHT.FUEL SELECTOR AD NOT COMPLIED WITH.NO DETENT ACTION.

NTSB investigation

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