- Date
- May 23, 1974
- Place
- Palmer, AK · PALMER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4727APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740523020549A
- Case key
- 130213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2254 74/5/23 NR.PALMER,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 2100 TIME - 1800 N4727A PX- 0 1 0 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOOKING FOR CAMPSITE.PLT SAW BLACK BEAR,BANKED ACFT.FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4727A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4727ARegistration cancelled Aug 17, 2016 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4727A · 1
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