- Date
- February 22, 1981
- Place
- Eureka, AK · EUREKA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2413HPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report April 22, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810222005019A
- Case key
- 126803
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0404 81/2/22 NR.EUREKA,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 14000 TIME - 0900 N2413H PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EAGLE RIVER,AK ROUND ROBIN & RETURN EUREKA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- AFTER LNDG IN SNOW FLD,TAXIED FAST TWD SUN INTO 300FT RAVINE.ADDED PWR,ATMTD FLT,STALLED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2413H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
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