- Date
- January 14, 1978
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3579ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780114007249A
- Case key
- 142824
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3219 78/1/14 FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 26, TIME - 1200 N3579Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 760 TOTAL HOURS, 537 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3579Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3579ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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