- Date
- July 2, 1987, 09:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Pingo Ridge, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4408ZPiper PA-18-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 9, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870702032159A
- Case key
- 4864
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 - on ground/water
Terrain condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Aircraft handling - not maintainedCause
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Touchdown - improperCause
Abort - intentionalCause
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot stated that after touchdown he lost control of the aircraft causing the aircraft to nose over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4408Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188741
- Airframe hours
- 4,255
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Charles Warbelow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 16, 1986 · 34 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 9,600 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 9,400 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 75 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 39 °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 N4408Z · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.