ANC74AA065

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Mcgrath, AK · April 5, 1974

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 5, 1974
Place
Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N3188ZPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report May 28, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740405011039A
Case key
186380

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0806   74/4/5    MCGRATH,ALAS        PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 100
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N3188Z              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCGRATH,ALAS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- FLT PHASE UNKNOWN.RCVRD 4/8/74.

Aircraft

Registration
N3188Z
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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