- Date
- September 26, 1981
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7145KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810926062859A
- Case key
- 123699
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1862 81/9/26 NR.FAIRBANKS,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 3050 TIME - 1756 N7145K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,AK RETURN MINTO FLATS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.HIT GRAVEL BAR PROTRUDING APRX 2 INCHES ABV WTR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7145K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N7145K · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC86LA041Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe flight instructor stated that he was demonstrating a stall landing to the student pilot. After touchdown and rollout the aircraft struck a snow drift on the runway causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.NTSB ANC74FAA01Accident · No injuriesClosedFairbanks, AKNTSB ANC72DAA33Accident · No injuriesClosedBig Delta, AK