- Date
- March 22, 1974
- Place
- Nome, AK · NOME, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1046APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740322010809A
- Case key
- 186199
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0960 74/3/22 NR.NOME,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 1800 TIME - 1345 N1046A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 715 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NOME,ALAS RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 4 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F BLOWING SNOW 33 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR SPECIAL VFR REMARKS- PILOT LOST CONTROL IN TURBULENT AIR AT LOW ALT. RECOVERY DATE 3/24/74.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1046A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1046ARegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2018 · Piper PA-18Airframe modelPiper PA-18Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N1046A · 1
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