- Date
- October 6, 1969
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3991ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2934 69/10/6 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 312 TIME - 2040 N3991Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT MISTOOK FLOAT POND NEXT TO UNLITED STRIP FOR RWY.INOP LDG LITES.PLT EXITED ACFT AND DROWNED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3991Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Metro Field
N3991ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3991Z · 2
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