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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper J3 · Whitter, AK · August 28, 1979

Date
August 28, 1979 · 17:30 local
Place
Whitter, AK
Airport
Shrode Lake
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N87822
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAG97
Reported as
Piper J3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,332 total1,215 in this make and model96 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Made water takeoff towards hills. Blinded by sun, turned to avoid hills. Stalled aircraft. Spun into lake.

As the FAA filed it

MADE WATER TAKEOFF TOWARDS HILLS. BLINDED BY SUN, TURNED TO AVOID HILLS. STALLED AIRCRAFT. SPUN INTO LAKE.

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 N87822 · 1

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