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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA18S · Wasilla, AK · September 29, 1984

Date
September 29, 1984 · 21:15 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Jackfish Landing
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1260A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84FA194
Reported as
Piper PA18S
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,692 total278 in this make and model90 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.

Attempted Landing at airport obscured by fog. Struck trees while circling airport.

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED LANDING AT AIRPORT OBSCURED BY FOG. STRUCK TREES WHILE CIRCLING AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

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