- Date
- February 25, 1968
- Place
- King Salmon, AK · KING SALMON, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7051Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111960
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0443 68/2/25 KING SALMON,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1000 TIME - 1600 N7051 PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KING SALMON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY PILOT-LANDED ON DRY RUNWAY WITH SKIS EXTENDED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7051
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- King Salmon
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Other investigations on N7051 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC07TA080Accident · No injuriesFinal reportMcGrath, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was rough and uneven terrain conditions.NTSB ANC03TA072Accident · No injuriesFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an encounter with high brush.NTSB ANC99TA061Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNome, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind.NTSB ANC87LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSparrevohn, AKThe pilot of the airplane was an Alaska state trooper performing his official duties and was flying an airplane owned and operated by the state of Alaska. He had landed on a remote ridge top to recover essential items of evidence for a pending case. Upon…