- Date
- June 29, 1975
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5743YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750629019249A
- Case key
- 149450
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1834 75/6/29 ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1433 TIME - 1733 N5743Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 141 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELL LAKE SPB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK UPPER RUSSIAN LK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION DRAGGED WINGTIP,POD,OR FLOAT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 5000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 55 157 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TKOFF INTO WND & AT ABOUT 10 FT GUST FROM LFT ROLLED ACFT TO R. WG DUG INTO WATER. GUSTING TO 23K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5743Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Campbell Lake Spb
N5743YRegistration cancelled May 25, 1976 · 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 N5743Y · 2
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