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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Sterling, AK · September 6, 1979

Date
September 6, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Sterling, AK
Airport
Hall Lake
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4449Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAH18
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total220 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Landed on glassy water richocheted, dragged wing tip in water. Factor; pilot competency.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON GLASSY WATER RICHOCHETED, DRAGGED WING TIP IN WATER. FACTOR; PILOT COMPETENCY.

NTSB investigation

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