- Date
- September 8, 1969
- Place
- Chistochina, AK · CHISTOCHINA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4590APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158657
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2678 69/9/8 NR.CHISTOCHINA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 653 TIME - 0700 N4590A PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 613 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TWIN LAKE,ALAS CHISTOCHINA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. POSSIBLE GUSTS ENCOUNTERED. LANDED ON COPPER LAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4590A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4590ARegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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