- Date
- September 4, 1972
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7561DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3399 72/9/4 FAIRBANKS,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1104 TIME - 1715 N7561D PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 533 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7561D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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Other investigations on N7561D · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC87LA119Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe pilot stated that during a right turn on approach the aircraft stalled and crashed into the river.NTSB ANC71DAA10Accident · No injuriesClosedNenana, AKNTSB ANC66D0003Accident · No injuriesClosedYentna River, AK