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.
A PA-18-150, on taxi out for takeoff onto Lake Hood, the aircraft broke through the snow covered lake ice and was partially submerged. Propeller damage shows evidence of engine running at the time of the aircraft falling through lake ice and propeller contacting ice and snow. Pilot reported Lake Hood gravel strip (Z41) was closed for plowing.
As the FAA filed it
A PA-18-150, ON TAXI OUT FOR TAKEOFF ONTO LAKE HOOD, THE AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH THE SNOW COVERED LAKE ICE AND WAS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED. PROPELLER DAMAGE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF ENGINE RUNNING AT THE TIME OF THE AIRCRAFT FALLING THROUGH LAKE ICE AND PROPELLER CONTACTING ICE AND SNOW. PILOT REPORTED LAKE HOOD GRAVEL STRIP (Z41) WAS CLOSED FOR PLOWING.
Other reports on N4302Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.