- Date
- December 1, 1979
- Place
- Minto, AK · MINTO, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8918LPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791201032299A
- Case key
- 133626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2805 79/12/1 NR.MINTO,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 531 TIME - 1100 N8918L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK RETURN MINTO,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- WHILE STILL AT SLOW SPEED,ACFT STALLED WHEN PLT DROPPED WING TO SEE SOMETHING ON GND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8918L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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