ANC69F0101

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Anchorage, AK · February 3, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 3, 1969
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9487DPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report May 5, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
191646

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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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3-0222   69/2/3    ANCHORAGE,ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 21, 35 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N9487D              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- T/O FROM FROZEN LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N9487D
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Hood

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.