ANC74DAG25

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Cantwell, AK · August 24, 1974

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 24, 1974
Place
Cantwell, AK · CANTWELL, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1954PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report September 27, 1974
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19740824028669A
Case key
134394

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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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3-2512  74/8/24  NR.CANTWELL,ALAS      PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 487
        TIME - 1210                    N1954P              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS             CANTWELL,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- TIRES BLEW UPON LANDING IN ROCKY AREA

Aircraft

Registration
N1954P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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Other investigations on N1954P · 1

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