- Date
- August 3, 1977
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7201ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770803022439A
- Case key
- 145829
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2680 77/8/3 NR.ANCHORAGE,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 17, 119 TIME - 1530 N7201Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GOFF STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 10000 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 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 145 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 30KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7201Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Goff Strip
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.