19880808036429A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A-135 · Chandalar River, AK · August 8, 1988

Date
August 8, 1988 · 16:30 local
Place
Chandalar River, AK
Phase of flight
Idling Engines
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8066C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA108
Reported as
Piper PA18A135
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,500 total1,450 in this make and model22 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.

Pilot stated a wind gust blew aircraft up on a wing landing on a gravel bar lost control. Aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED A WIND GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT UP ON A WING LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N8066C · 1

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