19930429011549A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A 150 · Delta Junction, AK · April 29, 1993

Date
April 29, 1993 · 08:30 local
Place
Delta Junction, AK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2578P
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC93LA055
Reported as
Piper PA18A150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total900 in this make and model65 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.

While scouting for hunting areas, pilot lost control and struck canyon wall. Autopsy shows severe artery disease.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE SCOUTING FOR HUNTING AREAS, PILOT LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK CANYON WALL. AUTOPSY SHOWS SEVERE ARTERY DISEASE.

NTSB investigation

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