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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18A · Red Devil, AK · March 30, 2012

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Date
March 30, 2012 · 17:00 local
Place
Red Devil, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7276D
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC12FA028
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Other injuries
0
N7276DRegistered now · Piper PA-18AS/N 18-5685Airframe modelPiper PA-18AEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

A witness stated the pilot had ferried gas in to a remote cabin. Then the pilot and a passenger departed the frozen lake to check the river for open hole, because they had a trap line on the river. After about 30 minutes the aircraft returned and was flying low and slow. He heard the engine rev up and looked just as the aircraft was spinning to the ground. The aircraft was approaching to land at the time of the accident. The pilot of the aircraft was not a certificated pilot.

As the FAA filed it

A WITNESS STATED THE PILOT HAD FERRIED GAS IN TO A REMOTE CABIN. THEN THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED THE FROZEN LAKE TO CHECK THE RIVER FOR OPEN HOLE, BECAUSE THEY HAD A TRAP LINE ON THE RIVER. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND WAS FLYING LOW AND SLOW. HE HEARD THE ENGINE REV UP AND LOOKED JUST AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SPINNING TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT A CERTIFICATED PILOT.

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 ANC12FA028Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportSleetmute, AKOperation of the airplane by a non-certificated pilot and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed and airplane control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.Mar 31, 2012 · Substantial damage