- Date
- February 4, 1971
- Place
- Gakona, AK · GAKONA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4427ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160040
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0269 71/2/4 GAKONA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 1998 TIME - 1000 N4427Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1867 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENNY LAKE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4427Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4427ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-350 series
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