- Date
- September 3, 1973
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8889DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730903030629A
- Case key
- 188536
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2886 73/9/3 NR.MCGRATH,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 6400 TIME - 0900 N8889D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT MISUSED HEEL BRAKES LDG ON SAND BAR. RAN OVER BANK INTO RIVER. 6 HRS IN TYPE LAST 90 DAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8889D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8889D · 2
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