- Date
- December 4, 1979
- Place
- Lachbuna Lake, AK · LACHBUNA LAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2854DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791204033099A
- Case key
- 134904
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2887 79/12/4 NR.LACHBUNA LAKE,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1030 N2854D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 31, 2015 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUSH STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KENAI,AK RETURN. LACHBUNA LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN REMARKS- ACFT OPERATING FRM GRAVEL BAR APPROX 600FT IN LENGTH BUT CURVED. ACFT HIT RIVER EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2854D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bush Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2854D · 1
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