- Date
- October 15, 1976
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8998YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761015033889A
- Case key
- 201352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3320 76/10/15 NR.SKWENTNA,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 600 TIME - 1100 N8998Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PUT AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ANCHORAGE,AK RAINY PASS,AK SKWENTNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- RAN INTO CHUCK HOLES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8998Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Put Airstrip
N8998YRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 2018 · 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.
Other investigations on N8998Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC16LA060Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalcha, AKThe pilot's decision to continue visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain.NTSB ANC11CA115Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe student pilot's hard landing in a gusting wind.