- Date
- November 27, 1978
- Place
- Girdwood, AK · GIRDWOOD, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N63837Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781127043749A
- Case key
- 138018
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4235 78/11/27 GIRDWOOD,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 539 TIME - 1130 N63837 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GIRDWOOD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MERRILL FIELD,AK LOCAL GIRDWOOD,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 TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- RWY NOT MAINTAINED.SOFT SPOTS UNDER SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N63837
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Girdwood
N63837Registered now · 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.
Other investigations on N63837 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC82DAG57Accident · No injuriesFinal reportWasilla, AKThe pilot landed on anderson lake to obtain fuel. After refueling, he aborted his first attempt to takeoff when the aircraft was slow to accelerate. About 20 gal of fuel was then drained from the aircraft. Another takeoff was started by making a step turn to…NTSB ANC80DAG53Accident · Minor injuriesClosedDillingham, AK