- Date
- September 12, 1971
- Place
- Chugiak, AK · CHUGIAK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4579APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3677 71/9/12 CHUGIAK,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N4579A PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 762 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHUGIAK,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SMOKE IN COCKPIT REMARKS- ENG OIL FILLER CAP BECAME LOOSE SPILLING OIL ON EXH MANIFOLD SMOKE ENTERED COCKPIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4579A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Birchwood
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Other investigations on N4579A · 1
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