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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Bettles, AK · February 26, 1977

Date
February 26, 1977
Place
Bettles, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4177Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC77DAA11
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,100 total5,067 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Poor depth perception cues due to flat light conditions.

As the FAA filed it

POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION CUES DUE TO FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N4177Z · 2

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