- Date
- April 18, 1977
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7468LPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770418009569A
- Case key
- 157474
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0806 77/4/18 NR.BETHEL,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3512 TIME - 1115 N7468L PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK RETURN NTULUKSAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS REMARKS- PILOT THREW JACKET OUT OF A/C. JACKET DRAPED AROUND LEADING EDGE R WING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7468L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7468LRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.