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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Sparrevohn, AK · September 6, 1992

Date
September 6, 1992 · 13:00 local
Place
Sparrevohn, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8699D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA179
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,702 total92 in this make and model235 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.

Struck trees on low pass over prospective landing sight. Blamed wind gust. Similar accident in area month earlier.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TREES ON LOW PASS OVER PROSPECTIVE LANDING SIGHT. BLAMED WIND GUST. SIMILAR ACCIDENT IN AREA MONTH EARLIER.

NTSB investigation

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