- Date
- August 13, 1987, 20:30 local (Aug 14, 1987, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Canning River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9355DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870813045669A
- Case key
- 4889
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
Flight controls - improper use ofCause
Terrain condition - sand barFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the landing roll the pilot lost directional control of the aircraft causing the plane to nose over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9355D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 186616
- Airframe hours
- 937
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Darrell S. Kester
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Flight plan
- VFR
N9355DRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,481 total · 714 in this make and model · 1,306 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N9355D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.