- Date
- September 30, 1973
- Place
- Rain Pass Lg, AK · RAIN PASS LG, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3946ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730930035739A
- Case key
- 188195
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3267 73/9/30 NR.RAIN PASS LG,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 1100 TIME - 1615 N3946Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 855 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS RAIN PASS LG,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- L TIRE DEFLATED,L WG CTCD SAND BAR.VEERED INTO SOFT TERRAIN & INVERTED.RECOVERED 11/5/73.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3946Z
- 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 N3946Z · 1
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