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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA18S125 · Iliamna, AK · September 17, 1978

Date
September 17, 1978
Place
Iliamna, AK
Airport
Nonvinak Lake
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1623A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC78DAH19
Reported as
Piper PA18S125
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,000 total6,000 in this make and model100 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.

Float equipped. Gust to 80 knots.

As the FAA filed it

FLOAT EQUIPPED.GUST TO 80 KNOTS.

NTSB investigation

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