- Date
- July 24, 1981
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57617Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report September 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810724044219A
- Case key
- 125144
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1824 81/7/24 NR.KENAI,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2865 TIME - 1313 N57617 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2298 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,AK WEST FORELANDS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 58 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.ENCTRD DWNDFT DRG LOW PASS OVR BEACH NR BLUFFS TO SGL GND PSNL.L FLOAT HIT 6FT ROCK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57617
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N57617Registered 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 N57617 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC25LA033Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportBethel, AKThe pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane was not attaining sufficient airspeed for takeoff and subsequently departed the end of the lake and collided with terrain.NTSB ANC96LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCantwell, AKThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.NTSB ANC84LA161Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSlana, AKThe acft ran off of a narrow public road during landing. The plt said a gust of crosswind caught his right wing and turned the acft off the road into the bushes.NTSB ANC82DAG19Accident · No injuriesFinal reportBirchwood, AKAfter making one takeoff and landing, the pilot elected to do a short field takeoff. He held the brakes and applied full throttle. His right foot slipped off the right brake and the aircraft turned sharply to the left. During the turn, the aircraft went up on…