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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Becharof Lake, AK · May 7, 1980

Date
May 7, 1980 · 18:00 local
Place
Becharof Lake, AK
Airport
Becharof Lake
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8781D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DAG49
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
430 total200 in this make and model47 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.

Gusty crosswind drifted airplane off strip during level off. Tried to go around. Wing hit the ground. Cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

GUSTY CROSSWIND DRIFTED AIRPLANE OFF STRIP DURING LEVEL OFF. TRIED TO GO AROUND. WING HIT THE GROUND. CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

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