- Date
- August 12, 1980
- Place
- Minto Flats, AK · MINTO FLATS, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9674PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800812035039A
- Case key
- 129723
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2174 80/8/12 NR.MINTO FLATS,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 152 TIME - 2030 N9674P PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINTO FLATS,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT HIT MUD IN SHALLOW WTR ON LARGE LAKE,SWERVED,WING TIP DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9674P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9674PRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine 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 N9674P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL88LA172Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMocksville, NCThe floatplane student pilot lost control of the aircraft during a practice glassy water take off. The floatplane instructor did not take control soon enough and the aircraft stalled and struck the water.NTSB ANC77DAA30Accident · No injuriesClosedSalcha River, AK