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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Kotzebue, AK · September 10, 1983

Date
September 10, 1983 · 12:00 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3421P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83FA167
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,712 total3,500 in this make and model150 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.

Passenger collapsed and jammed rudder during takeoff causing pilot to lose control resulting in crash.

As the FAA filed it

PASSENGER COLLAPSED AND JAMMED RUDDER DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL RESULTING IN CRASH.

NTSB investigation

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