- Date
- November 19, 1972
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8677CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3808 72/11/19 SKWENTNA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 36, 180 TIME - 1100 N8677C PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SWAMP STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLOW AIRPORT,ALAS SKWENTNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- MOOSE HUNTING.IMPROPER SHORT FIELD LNDNG IN SNOW COVERED SWAMP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8677C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Swamp Strip
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