- Date
- July 25, 1977
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7538KPiper PA-18S
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770725019249A
- Case key
- 146640
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1642 77/7/25 ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-18S CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 68 TOTAL TIME - 0910 N7538K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAND LAKE,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - GLASSY WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.L W/TIP HIT WATER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7538K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Hood
N7538KRegistration cancelled Feb 5, 2022 · Piper PA-18SAirframe modelPiper PA-18SEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7538K · 1
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