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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Ugashik, AK · September 28, 1979

Date
September 28, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Ugashik, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7070B
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG02
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total900 in this make and model120 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.

Made take off from short strip. Wing dipped, hit bushes at end of strip. Aircraft flipped into a lake.

As the FAA filed it

MADE TAKE OFF FROM SHORT STRIP. WING DIPPED, HIT BUSHES AT END OF STRIP. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INTO A 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.