- Date
- September 21, 1973
- Place
- Clear, AK · CLEAR, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N9855DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730921031989A
- Case key
- 188440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2980 73/9/21 NR.CLEAR,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 4000 TIME - 1920 N9855D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEAR,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FOREIGN MATERIAL IN GASCOLATOR & FILTER SCREEN. HIT BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9855D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9855DRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9855D · 2
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