- Date
- May 15, 1980
- Place
- Montana Creek, AK · MONTANA CREEK, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4448ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800515014799A
- Case key
- 131006
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1543 80/5/15 MONTANA CREEK,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1545 N4448Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 28, 4600 TOTAL HOURS, 60 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTANA CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION POLLY CREEK,AK MONTANA CREEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- SUBSTANTIAL DMG TO NELSON AMPHIB,N93004.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4448Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montana Creek
N4448ZRegistered 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 N4448Z · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC03LA036Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalmer, AKThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an encounter with soft snow, and subsequent nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the soft, snow-covered terrain.NTSB ANC91LA114Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWillow, AKWas the in-flight collision of the airplane with an object due to the pilot-in-command's lack of an adequate visual lookout. Contributing to the accident was the rough, uneven and narrow condition of the airstrip.