ANC79FA031

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Eureka Lodge, AK · January 10, 1979

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
January 10, 1979
Place
Eureka Lodge, AK · EUREKA LODGE, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N82913Piper PA-18
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
137220

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2121  79/1/10  NR.EUREKA LODGE,AK    PIPER PA-18         CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 37, UNK/NR
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N82913              PX-  0  0  0  HUNTING                   TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDETERMINED                                             UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- ACCIDENT DATE PRESUMED.RECOVERED 10/3/79.

Aircraft

Registration
N82913
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.