19831216061469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Sterling, AK · December 16, 1983

Date
December 16, 1983 · 09:30 local
Place
Sterling, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2894Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA025
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2BD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total610 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilot flew into freezing rain and engine would not continue running. Crash occurred during emergency landing.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FLEW INTO FREEZING RAIN AND ENGINE WOULD NOT CONTINUE RUNNING. CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2894Z · 1

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