- Date
- April 30, 1978
- Place
- Birchwood, AK · BIRCHWOOD, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N3749ZCrosswinds PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780430035149A
- Case key
- 141528
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3213 78/4/30 BIRCHWOOD,AK CROSSWINDS PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 90 TOTAL TIME - 1030 N3749Z PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIRCHWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIRCHWOOD,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT EQUIPED WITH WHEEL SKIS AND STOL KIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3749Z
- Reported as
- Crosswinds PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Birchwood
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N3749Z · 1
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