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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Dry Bay, AK · August 26, 1991

Date
August 26, 1991 · 10:00 local
Place
Dry Bay, AK
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6644Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA159
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
401 total401 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Encountered thick fog. Dropped to hard landing on a beach. No weather briefing. Temperature dewpoint 2 degree spread

As the FAA filed it

ENCOUNTERED THICK FOG. DROPPED TO HARD LANDING ON A BEACH. NO WEATHER BRIEFING.TEMPERATURE DEWPOINT 2 DEGREE SPREAD

NTSB investigation

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