- Date
- November 9, 1977
- Place
- Dadina River, AK · DADINA RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9840QPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 28, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771109042669A
- Case key
- 144266
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4278 77/11/9 DADINA RIVER,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5010 TIME - 1200 N9840Q PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1603 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANFORD RIVER,AK DADINA RIVER,AK DADINA RIVER,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- 12 INCHES SNOW IN LANDING AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9840Q
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- River Sand Bar
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9840Q · 1
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