- Date
- October 1, 1982, 10:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- 27 E Sagwon, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N13960Piper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19821001053259A
- Case key
- 69635
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/uneven
Low pass - attempted
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Analysis
The plt was inspecting a landing site for possible use. A low pass was being made at approximately 3 ft when the acft encountered a downdraft & impacted a rocky ridge area short of the site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13960
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8984
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dan F. Holleman
- Registered owner
- Dan F. Holleman
- Departed
- 27 E Sagwon, AK
- Destination
- Cavik, AK
- Airport
- Ridge Along River
N13960Registered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 44
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,950 total · 1,218 in this make and model · 2,800 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.