- Date
- August 18, 1977
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2892ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 25, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770818024149A
- Case key
- 146034
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3269 77/8/18 DILLINGHAM,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 750 TIME - 1600 N2892Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLINGHAM,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS REMARKS- WIND 130 10K GUSTS 15K
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2892Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillingham
N2892ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N2892Z · 2
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