ANC70A0017

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Iliamna, AK · August 25, 1969

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 25, 1969
Place
Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7226KPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report January 23, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
159686

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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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3-2810  69/8/25    ILIAMNA,ALAS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 4700
        TIME - 1800                    N7226K              PX-  2  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ILIAMNA,ALAS                ILIAMNA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.ACFT OVERDUE,FOUND SAME DAY.NO WITNESSES TO ACCIDENT.

Aircraft

Registration
N7226K
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.