ANC69D0115

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AK · March 22, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 22, 1969
Place
Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N6969DPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report June 17, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188165

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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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3-0960  69/3/22    FAIRBANKS,ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N6969D              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 21, 1400 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            202 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- WOLF HUNTING.

Aircraft

Registration
N6969D
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.