- Date
- May 22, 1972
- Place
- Arctc Villge, AK · ARCTC VILLGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N8556CPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report February 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166976
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2046 72/5/22 ARCTC VILLGE,ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 5000 TIME - 1805 N8556C PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARCTIC VILLAGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ARCTC VILLGE,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOSS OF CTL FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. POSSIBLE UNKNOWN EMERGENCY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8556C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Arctic Village
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