- Date
- August 10, 1973
- Place
- Anaktuvuk Ps, AK · ANAKTUVUK PS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N1372CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730810032859A
- Case key
- 189166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2500 73/8/10 NR.ANAKTUVUK PS,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 500 TIME - 1800 N1372C PX- 1 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELUSIVE LAKE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SNOW SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RECOVERED 8/11/73. UNAUTH FUSELAGE REPAIRS MADE DUE PREVIOUS LDG ACCDT.LOST CTL FOR UNDET REASON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1372C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.