- Date
- October 27, 1979
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3477ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report December 21, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791027031849A
- Case key
- 133629
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2811 79/10/27 NR.MCGRATH,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 340 TIME - 1200 N3477Z PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,AK DENNY CREEK,AK. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- TIGHTENED TURN AFTER SPOTTING COYOTE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3477Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N3477ZRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2019 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N3477Z · 1
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