- Date
- July 30, 1965
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8572CPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176741
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-1062 65/7/30 NR.PALMER ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N8572C PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 40, 3500 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 250 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALMER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 7-31-65.PILOT DIED 8-6-65
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8572C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Palmer
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