- Date
- August 18, 1986, 21:00 local (Aug 19, 1986, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mcneil River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N146TPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860818044089A
- Case key
- 4723
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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 - on ground/water
Planning/decision - improperCause
Improper use of procedureFactor
Nose over
Analysis
Pilot applied brakes too firmly; lost control on landing and aircraft nosed over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N146T
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 182260
- Airframe hours
- 2,978
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Christopher Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1985 · 49 hours before
- Departed
- TPO · Port Alsworth, 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 66 total · 22 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °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 N146T · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.