- Date
- August 19, 1971
- Place
- Big Delta, AK · BIG DELTA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5398YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163101
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3144 71/8/19 NR.BIG DELTA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 4455 TIME - 0800 N5398Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NO.POLE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE BROKEN 7000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 180 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 5 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TALKING TO PAX AND LOOKING AT DEAD ANIMAL ON GND.PLT RPTD UNEXPECTED GUST HIT ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5398Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5398YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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