- Date
- July 1, 1976
- Place
- Copper Center, AK · COPPER CENTER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8081CPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760701020579A
- Case key
- 154359
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1800 76/7/1 NR.COPPER CENTER,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 86 TOTAL TIME - 2215 N8081C PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TONSINA LODGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULKANA,AK COPPER CENTER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- HIT SIGN POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8081C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tonsina Lodge
N8081CRegistered now · Piper PA-18A-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18A-135Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8081C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC83LA061Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportW. Clam Gulch, AKThe acft stalled and crashed during an approach to land in a wilderness area. According to the plt he was preoccupied with landing near a wolverine he wanted to shoot. His approach was too high so he closed the throttle put down full flaps and started a turn.…NTSB DEN79DTC11Accident · No injuriesClosedCasper, WY