- Date
- July 19, 1987, 20:45 local (Jul 20, 1987, 04:45 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9131DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870719038809A
- Case key
- 4876
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After several passes ovr the airstrip the plt set up to lnd on the 600 ft long dirt rwy located on a mtn ridge. He stated that on final he lost sight of the strip and elected not to land. The acft was unable to outclimb the rising terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9131D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-6512
- Airframe hours
- 1,839
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Joseph Charles Lo Monaco
- Registered owner
- Earl J. Hiett
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 11, 1986 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- Z41 · Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Friday Creek, AK
- Airport
- Friday Creek
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,750 total · 620 in this make and model · 1,625 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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 N9131D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.