- Date
- March 12, 1984, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Galena, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N5976DPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840312007029A
- Case key
- 4192
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt took off on a reported low level hunting trip. During the flt, the acft crashed on snow covered terrain near a group of trees. It came to rest in a near vertical, nose down attitude with crushing damage on the nose & leading edges of the wings. There was no evidence of significant movement after impact. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was evident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5976D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-5438
- Airframe hours
- 1,059
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David J. Kurhajec
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- GAL · Galena, AK
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Observed at
- GAL, 18 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.
Other investigations on N5976D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.