- Date
- June 1, 1970
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3991ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 123581
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2311 70/6/1 NR.FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1900 N3991Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 30, 3042 TOTAL HOURS, 99 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS WOOD RIVER,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- LND ON RIVER SANDBAR. STRUCK ROCKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3991Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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