- Date
- August 28, 1977
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4427ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770828028319A
- Case key
- 145452
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3260 77/8/28 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 4065 TIME - 0450 N4427Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 112 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- SOFT TUNDRA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4427Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N4427ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-350 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4427Z · 1
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