- Date
- May 29, 1982, 22:45 local (May 30, 1982, 06:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9089DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report May 29, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820529020399A
- Case key
- 71245
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Pilot was giving passengers rides along bishop creek. He was reported as flying low and erratic. On the last flight with two passengers, the wing dipped & caught the water. The acft then cartwheeled. The plt's blood alcohol level was 196 mg%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9089D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-6464
- Engine
- Continental C-90, 95 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dudley D. Kirk
- Registered owner
- Dudley D. Kirk
- Departed
- Kenai, AK
- Destination
- Kenai, AK
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 350 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 220° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 109 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.