- Date
- July 27, 1981
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5987ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810727062289A
- Case key
- 124530
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1836 81/7/27 NR.CORDOVA,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1280 TIME - UNK/NR N5987Z PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CORDOVA,AK RETURN CAPE SUCKLING,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- GROSS WT 22LBS OVR MAX LMT,CG 3.1 IN BHND AFT LMT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5987Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5987ZRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5987Z · 1
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