19821001053259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Sagwon, AK · October 1, 1982

Date
October 1, 1982 · 10:00 local
Place
Sagwon, AK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13960
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83FAA03
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,950 total1,218 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot attempting low flight over proposed landing area, aircraft hit downdraft and crashed.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTING LOW FLIGHT OVER PROPOSED LANDING AREA, AIRCRAFT HIT DOWNDRAFT AND CRASHED.

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 N13960 · 1

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