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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Gulkana, AK · August 21, 1985

Date
August 21, 1985 · 19:00 local
Place
Gulkana, AK
Airport
Chistochina
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N625SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA159
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,410 total500 in this make and model30 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.

After making low passes, aircraft flew into trees and impacted ground at high speed. Pilot was intoxicated.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER MAKING LOW PASSES, AIRCRAFT FLEW INTO TREES AND IMPACTED GROUND AT HIGH SPEED. PILOT WAS INTOXICATED.

NTSB investigation

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