- Date
- December 30, 1978
- Place
- Wild Lake, AK · WILD LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9397DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781230037699A
- Case key
- 138443
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3955 78/12/30 WILD LAKE,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 225 TIME - 1415 N9397D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETTLES,AK WILD LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING REMARKS- LACK OF CONTRAST ON SNOW FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9397D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9397DRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · 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.