What happened
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(-23) On September 3, 2004 about 1900 Alaska daylight time, aircraft N9796P, a Piper PA-18-150 was destroyed by fire following a forced landing about 25 miles northeast of Cantwell, Alaska. The solo pilot received minor injuries. The flight departed the pilots private airstrip about 1840, and was enroute to another local, private airstrip when the smoke started coming from the floorboards near the pilot seat. The aircraft attempted to land at an airstrip but was forced to make an emergency landing in the brushes about 200 yards short. The aircraft was destroyed by fire. Personnel from a hunting guide's camp near the strip assisted the pilot in extinguishing the fire.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 ABOUT 1900 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, AIRCRAFT N9796P, A PIPER PA-18-150 WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE FOLLOWING A FORCED LANDING ABOUT 25 MILES NORTHEAST OF CANTWELL, ALASKA. THE SOLO PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED THE PILOTS PRIVATE AIRSTRIP ABOUT 1840, AND WAS ENROUTE TO ANOTHER LOCAL, PRIVATE AIRSTRIP WHEN THE SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE FLOORBOARDS NEAR THE PILOT SEAT. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT AN AIRSTRIP BUT WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE BRUSHES ABOUT 200 YARDS SHORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. PERSONNEL FROM A HUNTING GUIDE'S CAMP NEAR THE STRIP ASSISTED THE PILOT IN EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE.
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