- Date
- July 30, 1979
- Place
- Dillingham, AK · DILLINGHAM, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4452ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790730019889A
- Case key
- 134060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2352 79/7/30 DILLINGHAM,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 48 TOTAL TIME - 1405 N4452Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DILLINGHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EKUK,AK DILLINGHAM,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R TUNDRA TIRE BLEW OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4452Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dillingham
N4452ZRegistered 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 N4452Z · 1
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