- Date
- January 3, 1976
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2978ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760103000519A
- Case key
- 152352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0132 76/1/3 ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 450 TIME - 1115 N2978Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK HOPE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2978Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2978ZRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · 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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