- Date
- September 4, 1985, 09:45 local (17:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9919DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850904043729A
- Case key
- 4579
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Terrain condition - high terrainCause
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Performance data - not understoodCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Stall
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The plt stated that he entered a small canyon with a ridge line at the end which he would have to cross. As the plt continued into the canyon he had insufficient alt to clear the ridge. The acft stalled and struck the side of the mountian ridge.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9919D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 2,208
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ken Nekeferoff
- Registered owner
- Sale Reported
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1985 · 300 hours before
- Departed
- Kodiak, AK
- Destination
- Afognak Island, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 2,400 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.