- Date
- September 30, 1973
- Place
- Gulkana, AK · GULKANA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3577PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730930036339A
- Case key
- 187931
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3744 73/9/30 NR.GULKANA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 4500 TIME - 1850 N3577P PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRANDTS LODGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MCCARTHY,ALAS PALMER,ALAS GULKANA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT TREES AT NITE.NOT EQUIPT FOR NITE FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3577P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Brandts Lodge
N3577PRegistered 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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