- Date
- September 2, 1984, 18:30 local (Sep 3, 1984, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Kashwitna River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7224KPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840902048829A
- Case key
- 4353
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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 said he was flying in a 'draw' doing some scouting for hunting when the terrain seemed to be rising faster than the acft was climbing. Without room to reverse course he elected to land on a River bank. Upon touchdown directional control was lost and the acft ground looped. Plt recommended entering canyons at higher altitude.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7224K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18515
- Engine
- Lycoming 125, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ronald E Hills
- Registered owner
- Ronald E. Hills
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 8, 1984
- Departed
- Z-16 · Wasilla, 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 55 in this make and model · 39 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7224K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.