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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18 · Sand Point, AK · June 30, 1985

Date
June 30, 1985 · 17:45 local
Place
Sand Point, AK
Airport
Sand Point
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N49512
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA115
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
133 total23 in this make and model23 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.

Practiced stalls too close to the ground. Impacted ground before full recovery. Reportedly been drinking alcohol.

As the FAA filed it

PRACTICED STALLS TOO CLOSE TO THE GROUND. IMPACTED GROUND BEFORE FULL RECOVERY. REPORTEDLY BEEN DRINKING ALCOHOL.

NTSB investigation

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