- Date
- September 20, 1979
- Place
- Sparrevohn, AK · SPARREVOHN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N3696PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790920032679A
- Case key
- 133194
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3505 79/9/20 NR.SPARREVOHN,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 371 TIME - 1400 N3696P PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 275 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOK CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MCGRATH,AK RETURN SPARREVOHN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 3500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 90 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT COLLIDED W RIDGE NR EDGE OF RWY.WND GUSTING 25KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3696P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Hook Creek
N3696PRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2018 · 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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