- Date
- August 13, 1983, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Teller, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N4065ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830813044679A
- Case key
- 4153
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
InattentiveFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
According to the pilot. He made a pass over the airstrip to determine the wind direction. While maneuvering to land the acft stalled, probably because of the gusty winds. He recovered from the first stall and was preparing to depart the area when the acft stalled again and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4065Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Angelo Buffas
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- OME · Nome, AK
- Airport
- Eagle Creek, runway 10, 732 × 45 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KPC, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.