19951017032999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Red Devil, AK · October 17, 1995

Date
October 17, 1995 · 17:30 local
Place
Red Devil, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6550Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA005
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total

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What happened

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

Lost power. Tried land on sandbar but overshot and landed in water. Recovered but unable find cause power loss.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER. TRIED LAND ON SANDBAR BUT OVERSHOT AND LANDED IN WATER. RECOVERED BUT UNABLE FIND CAUSE POWER LOSS.

NTSB investigation

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