What happened
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On September 4, 2011, at about 1515 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18 airplane, N13973, sustained substantial damage when its engine lost power, and it crashed during final approach to Mcgrath Airport, Mcgrath, Alaska. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal cross-country flight, under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations, part 91,when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and the solo commercial pilot received serious injuries. The flight departed kingston creek, which is about 85 miles east of Mcgrath. Pilots last radio transmission stated he had departed kingston creek was 1 mile east of runway 05 in Mcgrath and had lost engine power. Alaska state troopers reported pilot alive but unconscious.
As the FAA filed it
ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2011, AT ABOUT 1515 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-18 AIRPLANE, N13973, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ITS ENGINE LOST POWER, AND IT CRASHED DURING FINAL APPROACH TO MCGRATH AIRPORT, MCGRATH, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, PART 91,WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED KINGSTON CREEK, WHICH IS ABOUT 85 MILES EAST OF MCGRATH.PILOTS LAST RADIO TRANSMISSION STATED HE HAD DEPARTED KINGSTON CREEK WAS 1 MILE EAST OF RUNWAY 05 IN MCGRATH AND HAD LOST ENGINE POWER. ALASKA STATE TROOPERS REPORTED PILOT ALIVE BUT UNCONSCIOUS.
NTSB investigation
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