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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA18 · Kotzebue, AK · March 12, 1987

Date
March 12, 1987 · 11:30 local
Place
Kotzebue, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N135RB
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA050
Reported as
Piper STCPA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total38 in this make and model9 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.

The student lost control after a ski hit a depression. The aircraft swerved and the landing gear collapsed.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT LOST CONTROL AFTER A SKI HIT A DEPRESSION. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

NTSB investigation

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