19790121014359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Galena, AK · January 21, 1979

Date
January 21, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Galena, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8324
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79FA034
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,107 total353 in this make and model150 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.

Mixture control wire broke,spring loaded control went to idle cutoff,engine stopped,hit trees landing in deep snow

As the FAA filed it

MIXTURE CONTROL WIRE BROKE,SPRING LOADED CONTROL WENT TO IDLE CUTOFF,ENGINE STOPPED,HIT TREES LANDING IN DEEP SNOW

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N8324 · 1

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