- Date
- August 11, 1970
- Place
- Seward, AK · SEWARD, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3830ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 116247
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1061 70/8/11 SEWARD,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 47, 4000 TIME - 0900 N3830Z PX- 0 1 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NR.SHEEP LAKE,ALAS KENAI,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ATTEMPTED T/O FROM LAKE TOWARD HILL,LOWER OBSTRUCTING TERRAIN AVAILABLE FOR T/O.WINDS CALM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3830Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3830ZRegistration cancelled Jun 12, 2012 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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