- Date
- September 6, 1976
- Place
- Kashwitna Riv, AK · KASHWITNA RIV, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N13846Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760906030489A
- Case key
- 155297
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2657 76/9/6 KASHWITNA RIV,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 423 TIME - 1600 N13846 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KASHWITNA RIV,AK PALMER,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13846
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N13846 · 1
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