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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Sandy River, AK · May 28, 2021

Date
May 28, 2021 · 08:30 local
Place
Sandy River, AK
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4323Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC21LA044
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total4,000 in this make and model86 in the last 90 days

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.

N4323Z, PA-18, coming out of a pass, windshear pushed the aircraft down and landed on a gravel bar near Sandy River.

As the FAA filed it

N4323Z, PA-18, COMING OUT OF A PASS, WINDSHEAR PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR NEAR SANDY RIVER.

NTSB investigation

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