- Date
- August 15, 1965
- Place
- Soldotna, AK · SOLDOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2791PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report November 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2902 65/8/15 SOLDOTNA ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 270 TIME - 1145 N2791P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 262 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UPPER FUNNY RIVER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND TEMPERATURE-F LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES 50 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 45 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WIND GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2791P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Upper Funny River
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Other investigations on N2791P · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC20CA041Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportChickaloon, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which necessitated a go-around, and her subsequent failure to maintain clearance from rising mountainous terrain.NTSB GAA17CA027Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportPalmer, AKThe airplane's encounter with a depression while the pilot applied excessive braking during the landing roll on a grass airstrip, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB GAA16CA102Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGirdwood, AKFuel contamination resulting in the loss of engine power, a forced landing on a highway, and subsequent right wing impact with highway signage.NTSB ANC71DAG54Accident · No injuriesClosedPt.Alsworth, AKNTSB ANC69D0041Accident · No injuriesClosedChitina, AK