- Date
- April 24, 1986, 12:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Yentna River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N170CHPiper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860424014839A
- Case key
- 4653
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
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
Proper altitude - not maintainedCause
Stall/mush - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with object
Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft began to settle; airspeed was 60 mph. The aircraft would not recover altitude with full power. The aircraft stalled and struck tree tops.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N170CH
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 6083
- Airframe hours
- 2,510
- Engine
- Continental C-85, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Donald R. Green
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 6, 1986 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- 241 · Anchorage, AK
N170CHRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Piper J3C-65Airframe modelPiper J3C-65Engine modelContinental C90 series
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 212 total · 11 in this make and model · 159 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 27 °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.