- Date
- October 7, 1972
- Place
- Iliamna, AK · ILIAMNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2263APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3003 72/10/7 ILIAMNA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 400 TIME - 1815 N2263A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ILIAMNA ROADHOUSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ILIAMNA,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- CIRCLING TO LND AT UNLTD ARPT,SPARSE LTG IN AREA.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLT INST.RECOVERED 10/8/72
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2263A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Iliamna Roadhouse
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