- Date
- February 27, 1983, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Northway, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4876APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830227005599A
- Case key
- 4103
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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
The plt reported that while he was flying in a canyon, up cub creek, he encountered unanticipated turbulence. He decided to make a 180 deg turn & leave the canyon. However, while making a left turn, the right wing of the acft struck a tree. Subsequently, the acft stalled & crashed in a bushy area. Reportedly, the wind was gusting to 20 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4876A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-4975
- Airframe hours
- 661
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James R. Mcdade
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 12, 1982
- Departed
- White Rvr Lodge, AK
- Destination
- Cub Creek, 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 4,500 in this make and model · 24 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 10 °F
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 N4876A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.