- Date
- August 3, 1972
- Place
- Mc Grath, AK · MC GRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9946DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2848 72/8/3 MC GRATH,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 3375 TIME - 0730 N9946D PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 3300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP NOT NAMED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MC GRATH,ALAS WHITE MOUNTAIN MINE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- STRIP IS LOCATED 40 SM S OF WHITE MTN MIN. ACFT TOOKOFF INTO LEEWARD SIDE OF HIGH HILL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9946D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Strip Not Named