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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA22108 · Wasilla, AK · July 21, 1981

Date
July 21, 1981 · 12:20 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Philos
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4585Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81DAG51
Reported as
Piper PA22108
Reported engine
Lycoming O235*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
224 total40 in this make and model6 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.

Aircraft crashed during attempted emergency landing. Pilot had disconnected leads to start airplane.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT HAD DISCONNECTED LEADS TO START AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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