- Date
- August 30, 1979
- Place
- Homer, AK · HOMER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9213YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790830022859A
- Case key
- 134031
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2311 79/8/30 NR.HOMER,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 300 TIME - 1900 N9213Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CLEARWATER SLOUGH,AK LAKE ARNESS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED COLLIDED WITH SAND BAR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9213Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9213YRegistered 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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