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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCJ3 · Kahlitna Glacie, AK · September 2, 1987

Date
September 2, 1987 · 11:45 local
Place
Kahlitna Glacie, AK
Phase of flight
Forced Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N42128
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA145
Reported as
Piper STCJ3
Reported engine
Continental C858F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,289 total1,289 in this make and model23 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 float equipped aircraft dragged a wing during a downwind lake landing. Pilot was returning due to rough engine.

As the FAA filed it

THE FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT DRAGGED A WING DURING A DOWNWIND LAKE LANDING. PILOT WAS RETURNING DUE TO ROUGH ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

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