ANC79DAG27

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18A · Cooper Landing, AK · December 7, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 7, 1978
Place
Cooper Landing, AK · COOPER LANDING, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N7288DPiper PA-18A
Status
Completed · report January 9, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
138587

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3533   78/12/7 NR.COOPER LANDING,AK  PIPER PA-18A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 39, 476
        TIME - 1100                    N7288D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 92 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SOLDOTNA,AK                 ANCHORAGE,AK                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION

Aircraft

Registration
N7288D
Reported as
Piper PA-18A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage