- Date
- October 1, 1966
- Place
- Juneau, AK · JUNEAU, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N287TPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 10, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3310 66/10/1 NR.JUNEAU ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 2023 TIME - 1319 N287T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 205 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- LOWER SPARK PLUG MISSING AND UPPER SPARK PLUG LOOSE FROM RIGHT REAR CYLINDER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N287T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N287TRegistered now · Piper PA-18-105 SPECIALAirframe modelPiper PA-18-105 SPECIALEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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Other investigations on N287T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC86LA145Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig River, AKThe pilot attempted a touch and go landing to evaluate a questionable landing area. The area was too soft for a touch and go. The acft became mired in mod and nosed over.NTSB ANC69F0005Accident · No injuriesClosedJuneau, AK