19930423010499A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Kashwitna, AK · April 23, 1993

Date
April 23, 1993 · 17:30 local
Place
Kashwitna, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3741Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC93FA054
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total4 in this make and model78 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.

Impact with deep snow indicates stall. Was scouting for hunt areas. Over size tires increased stall speed. No STC.

As the FAA filed it

IMPACT WITH DEEP SNOW INDICATES STALL. WAS SCOUTING FOR HUNT AREAS. OVER SIZE TIRES INCREASED STALL SPEED. NO STC.

NTSB investigation

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