- Date
- August 20, 1976
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7391DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760820024829A
- Case key
- 155294
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2654 76/8/20 NR.SKWENTNA,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2300 TIME - 2000 N7391D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MTN STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKWENTNA,AK SKWENTNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7391D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mtn Strip
N7391DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7391D · 1
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