ANC67A0008

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Kodiak, AK · July 17, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
July 17, 1966
Place
Kodiak, AK · KODIAK, AK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3886ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
171682

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0619  66/7/17  NR.KODIAK ALAS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2000
        TIME - 1314                    N3886Z              PX-  0  1  0  AERIAL SURVEY             TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- LOW ALTITUDE SALMON-STREAM SURVEY FLIGHT.

Aircraft

Registration
N3886Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.