- Date
- August 11, 1968
- Place
- Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2791PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2945 68/8/11 NR.CHITINA,ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 240 TIME - 1640 N2791P PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- STRUCK DIRT HUMP LNDG ON GRASSY HILLSIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2791P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 ANC66D0048Accident · No injuriesClosedSoldotna, AK