- Date
- August 27, 1972
- Place
- Skwetna, AK · SKWETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6644ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168475
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3227 72/8/27 SKWETNA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 2500 TIME - 0600 N6644Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKWETNA,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- LDG ON LAKE,R FLOAT DUG IN.LMTD SEAPLANE EXP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6644Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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