19840521018069A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Sleetmute, AK · May 21, 1984

Date
May 21, 1984 · 20:00 local
Place
Sleetmute, AK
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1378C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84FA074
Reported as
Piper PA18135
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
320 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Stalled on a vertical pullup after buzzing a fishing boat. Near vertical impact into the river. Alcohol a factor.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED ON A VERTICAL PULLUP AFTER BUZZING A FISHING BOAT. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT INTO THE RIVER. ALCOHOL A FACTOR.

NTSB investigation

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