19761127036399A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Seward, AK · November 27, 1976

Date
November 27, 1976
Place
Seward, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9777D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC77DAG12
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total7,000 in this make and model50 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.

Acft sank. Plt stated old kink in carb heat cable probably separated, controls became inop in flt.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT SANK. PLT STATED OLD KINK IN CARB HEAT CABLE PROBABLY SEPARATED, CONTROLS BECAME INOP IN FLT.

NTSB investigation

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