- Date
- June 26, 1971
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2878ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2815 71/6/26 MCGRATH,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1326 TIME - 1030 N2878Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FAREWELL LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- DRG GOARND DUE TO ACFT ON RWY,UN CLR TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2878Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farewell Lake
N2878ZRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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