ANC81FA094

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Port Moller, AK · August 9, 1981

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 9, 1981
Place
Port Moller, AK · PORT MOLLER, AK
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N9664PPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report June 21, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
123578

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3638   81/8/9  NR.PORT MOLLER,AK     PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 1615
        TIME - 1330                    N9664P              PX-  1  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          BEAR LAKE LODGE,AK          RETURN                      UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- FISH STREAM SURVEY.

Aircraft

Registration
N9664P
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.