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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Fairbanks, AK · July 17, 1994

Date
July 17, 1994 · 10:30 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7883D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC94LA090
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
445 total169 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Gusty headwinds flying into rising terrain. Unable to outclimb terrain. Began turn stalled a wing and hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

GUSTY HEADWINDS FLYING INTO RISING TERRAIN. UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB TERRAIN. BEGAN TURN STALLED A WING AND HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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