- Date
- July 6, 1979
- Place
- Naknek, AK · NAKNEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5963ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790706016259A
- Case key
- 135634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1230 79/7/6 NR.NAKNEK,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2830 TIME - 1500 N5963Z PX- 0 0 0 FISH SPOTTING TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAKNEK,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- GUSTS TO 25KNOTS.PILOT DEPARTING FROM BEACH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5963Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beach-Kvichak Bay
N5963ZRegistered 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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Other investigations on N5963Z · 1
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