- Date
- July 4, 1980
- Place
- Old Minto, AK · OLD MINTO, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9150DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report July 22, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800704024169A
- Case key
- 129978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1554 80/7/4 OLD MINTO,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 375 TIME - 1730 N9150D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 159 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OLD MINTO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK LOCAL OLD MINTO,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION REMARKS- ABANDONED STRIP.HIT BRUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9150D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Old Minto
N9150DRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9150D · 1
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