ANC67A0045

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Yakutat, AK · November 10, 1966

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 10, 1966
Place
Yakutat, AK · YAKUTAT, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N1589PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report May 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
120100

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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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2-1098  66/11/10 NR.YAKUTAT ALAS       PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1589P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 38, 1363 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT MISSING ENROUTE YAKUTAT TO JUNEAU ALASKA.DAMAGE AND INJURY INDEXES PRESUMED.

Aircraft

Registration
N1589P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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