- Date
- March 14, 1985, 10:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Koyukuk, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N62744Piper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850314009619A
- Case key
- 4401
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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 plts of N62744 & three other acft were on an aerial hunting flt. Witnesses in two of the other acft stated the plt of N62744 was maneuvering near a wolverine, but was flying too fast. He announced on the radio that he was going to come back for another pass. The acft entered a steep climbing turn to the left, but stalled at aprx 150 ft AGL, then collided with the ground. An exam of the crash site revealed the acft had impacted left wing 1st, with little or no rotation. The plt/owner was not using a shoulder harness that was installed in the acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N62744
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187809109
- Airframe hours
- 662
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard Frank Voves
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1984 · 86 hours before
- Departed
- GAL · Galena, 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 685 total · 620 in this make and model · 643 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point -0 °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 N62744 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.