- Date
- July 26, 1977
- Place
- Gilkey River, AK · GILKEY RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7471LPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770726026049A
- Case key
- 145449
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3256 77/7/26 GILKEY RIVER,AK PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 9794 TIME - 1400 N7471L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GILKEY RIVER,AK JUNEAU,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- WIND WAS VARIABLE WITH GUSTS TO 18K
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7471L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7471LRegistered 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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