- Date
- September 9, 1973
- Place
- Talchultna R, AK · TALCHULTNA R, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9355DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 26, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730909029099A
- Case key
- 188610
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2700 73/9/9 TALCHULTNA R,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 374 TIME - 1400 N9355D PX- 0 0 1 HUNTING TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALCHULTNA R,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.CLOSED THROTTLE ON TKOF THEN DECIDED NOT TO ABORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9355D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9355DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9355D · 1
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