- Date
- September 2, 1972
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2666PPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168421
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3285 72/9/2 SKWENTNA,ALAS PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 1007 TIME - 1000 N2666P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 459 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS SKWENTNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT LNDD IN WATER SHORT OF GRAVEL SANDBAR AND FLIPPED ONTO BACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2666P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skwentna
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Other investigations on N2666P · 1
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