- Date
- July 26, 1987, 15:03 local (23:03 UTC)
- Place
- Dillingham, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4454ZPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870726038299A
- Case key
- 4880
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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.
Analysis
During an approach for landing the float equipped airplane stalled at a higher than normal indicated airspeed. The pilot was unable to effect recovery and the airplane crashed in wet tundra. The wind at shannon pond at the time of the accident was described as 'squirrely' with shear winds at or near the tree line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4454Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188801
- Airframe hours
- 1,356
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- H. W. Brunnhoelzl III
- Registered owner
- Harry William Brunn Hoelzl III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1987
- Departed
- Snake Lake, AK
- Destination
- Dillingham, AK
- Airport
- Shannon Pond
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
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 902 total · 902 in this make and model · 840 as pilot in command · 100 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots, gusting 13
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DLG, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.