- Date
- May 15, 1975
- Place
- Selawik, AK · SELAWIK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19750515029712A19750515029711A
- Case key
- 134599
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2348 75/5/15 SELAWIK,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 230 TIME - 2120 N9908D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SELAWIK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SELAWIK,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- PA-18 CRASHED ON RWY. C-182 MADE GO ARND & LND OK.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2348 75/5/15 SELAWIK,AK CESSNA 182 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2120 N8718X PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 27, 1017 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 28 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SELAWIK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SHUNGNAK,AK KOTZEBUE,AK SELAWIK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO CONVERGENCE ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES - 0 EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- C-182 OVERTOOK PA-18. UNCONTROLLED ARPT.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N8718X
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Selawik
N8718XRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2018 · Cessna 182DAirframe modelCessna 182DEngine modelContinental O-470 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N9908D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Selawik
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8718X · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB WPR17FA008Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSouth Lake Tahoe, CAThe noninstrument-rated pilot's decision to depart on and continue a flight over mountainous terrain into forecast instrument metrological conditions, icing, and hazardous wind conditions that exceeded the airplanes performance capabilities and resulted in an…NTSB FTW68F0389Accident · Minor injuriesClosedFt.Stockton, TX