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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Quinhagak, AK · June 6, 2008

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Date
June 6, 2008 · 19:00 local
Place
Quinhagak, AK
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N897SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC08FA072
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N897SPRegistration cancelled Mar 24, 2017 · Piper PA-18S/N 54-2355 · Built 1954Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming O-360-C4PReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The accident occurred on Friday, June 6, 2008 at about 1910 LCL time, 15 miles to the southwest of Quinhagak, AK. A trooper airplane saw the column of smoke, the trooper, proceeded to investigate an airplane crashed and burning on the beach (tidal zone). Many pictures were taken of the accident the trooper established radio contact with another pilot, privacy data omitted, eye witness to the accident. privacy data omitted Stated via satellite phone that he and privacy data omitted had been sightseeing from the air when privacy data omitted saw a whale vertebrae (tree stump) and began circling the bones (100 ft altitude, AGL). The second time privacy data omitted airplane circled, the airplane stalled and spun and hit the ground and burned. Before the aircraft submerged in water, the troopers landed, recovered the body, and took pictures of the crash scene. The trooper pilot indicated that there was a heavy crosswind at about the time of the accident. The airplane's incinerated wreckage had been subjected to numerous tide cycles, and no wreckage recovery is expected. The investigation continous, and amended to follow.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2008 AT ABOUT 1910 LCL TIME, 15 MILES TO THE SOUTHWEST OF QUINHAGAK, AK. A TROOPER AIRPLANE SAW THE COLUMN OF SMOKE, THE TROOPER, PROCEEDED TO INVESTIGATE AN AIRPLANE CRASHED AND BURNING ON THE BEACH (TIDAL ZONE). MANY PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE ACCIDENT THE TROOPER ESTABLISHED RADIO CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EYE WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED VIA SATELLITE PHONE THAT HE AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD BEEN SIGHTSEEING FROM THE AIR WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW A WHALE VERTEBRAE (TREE STUMP) AND BEGAN CIRCLING THE BONES (100 FT ALTITUDE, AGL). THE SECOND TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRPLANE CIRCLED, THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND SPUN AND HIT THE GROUND AND BURNED. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SUBMERGED IN WATER, THE TROOPERS LANDED, RECOVERED THE BODY, AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE CRASH SCENE. THE TROOPER PILOT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A HEAVY CROSSWIND AT ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE'S INCINERATED WRECKAGE HAD BEEN SUBJECTED TO NUMEROUS TIDE CYCLES, AND NO WRECKAGE RECOVERY IS EXPECTED. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINOUS, AND AMENDED TO FOLLOW.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC08FA072Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportQuinhagak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at a low altitude in high winds, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and uncontrolled descent to the ground. Contributing to the accident were the high winds.Jun 7, 2008 · Destroyed

Other reports on N897SP · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20050814021249IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Clark Fork, MT(-23) Pilot states he lost power while flying at approximately 500 feet over the Clark Fork south of frenchtown, Montana. The pilot then set up for an approach to a gravel bar and touched down just short rocking up onto the nose damaging the propeller, cowl…Aug 14, 2005 · Minor damageAccident 19990606021589ALevel Off Touchdown · Glenwood Spring, COOn June 6, 1999, at 1617 mountain daylight time, a Piper PA-18, N897SP, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain while landing at Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The commercial certificated flight instructor and commercial certificated pilot…Jun 6, 1999 · Substantial damageAccident 19820620024199ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Hobart, INEngine quit during steep climb after takeoff. Aircraft crashed into trees during emergency landing.Jun 20, 1982 · Substantial damage