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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Mcgrath, AK · September 5, 1987

Date
September 5, 1987 · 15:45 local
Place
Mcgrath, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4191Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87LA142
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft cartwheeled and burned. Suspect pilot was flying at low altitude and turbulence caused loss of control

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND BURNED. SUSPECT PILOT WAS FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE AND TURBULENCE CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4191Z · 1

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