- Date
- February 3, 1981
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9264DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810203002709A
- Case key
- 126807
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0408 81/2/3 NR.WASILLA,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 145 TIME - 1100 N9264D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASILLA,AK WASILLA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND TERRAIN - ICY REMARKS- WHL-SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.PLT ESTIMATED 200-300LBS OF SNOW & MUD ROLLED ONTO SKIS.UN TO CLB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9264D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private
N9264DRegistered 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 N9264D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC95LA027Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWasilla, AKA failure of the pilot to perform an adequate pre-flight inspection of the airplane. Factors in the accident were a frozen gascolator, and restricted fuel supply.NTSB UNK64X0399Accident · Serious injuriesClosedAnchorage, AK