- Date
- July 24, 1972
- Place
- Moose Pass, AK · MOOSE PASS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6177UPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2781 72/7/24 MOOSE PASS,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N6177U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 37, 5000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1510 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TRAIL LAKE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.LNDD IN WATER,HIT TREE STUMP ON SHORE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6177U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N6177URegistration cancelled Apr 26, 2013 · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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