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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18S125 · Petersville, AK · July 18, 1978

Date
July 18, 1978
Place
Petersville, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3976Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC78FA055
Reported as
Piper PA18S125
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Steep turn out of box canyon. Winds gusting to 25KTS.plt blood alc level 74MG/DL.

As the FAA filed it

STEEP TURN OUT OF BOX CANYON.WINDS GUSTING TO 25KTS.PLT BLOOD ALC LEVEL 74MG/DL.

NTSB investigation

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