- Date
- June 10, 1972
- Place
- Big Delta, AK · BIG DELTA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7145KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167375
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2288 72/6/10 BIG DELTA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 300 TIME - 0930 N7145K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TKOF FRM SMALL LAKE TWD RISING TRRN.FLOAT EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7145K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N7145K · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC86LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe flight instructor stated that he was demonstrating a stall landing to the student pilot. After touchdown and rollout the aircraft struck a snow drift on the runway causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.NTSB ANC81FAA38Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbanks, AKNTSB ANC74FAA01Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbanks, AK