- Date
- January 25, 1981
- Place
- Copper Center, AK · COPPER CENTER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1886PPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126804
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0405 81/1/25 COPPER CENTER,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 36, TIME - 0930 N1886P PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE 100 TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COPPER CTR NO 2 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COPPER CENTER,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1886P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Copper Ctr No 2
N1886PRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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Other investigations on N1886P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC13CA055Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportJuneau, AKThe pilot did not maintain directional control while attempting to recover from a bounced landing.NTSB ANC99LA138Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIliamna, AKA loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A factor in the accident was unsuitable terrain for a forced landing.