- Date
- March 15, 1981
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N8570DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report March 15, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810315047129A
- Case key
- 126925
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0556 81/3/15 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-18A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1435 N8570D PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 38, 4950 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1100 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK RETURN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- APPROX 77LBS OVR G/W AT TKOF.OBSERVING CRASH SITE OF PRIOR ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8570D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N8570DRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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