- Date
- September 2, 1987, 11:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Kahlitna Glac, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N42128Piper J3C-65
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870902056359A
- Case key
- 4909
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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
The pilot stated after touchdown on the lake, he lost directional control of the aircraft causing the plane to nose over on its back and the aircraft sank in 20 to 25 feet of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N42128
- Reported as
- Piper J3C-65
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14354
- Airframe hours
- 2,210
- Engine
- Continental C85-8-F, 85 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter C. Olson
- Registered owner
- Walter C. Olson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 1, 1986 · 41 hours before
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
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,289 total · 1,289 in this make and model · 1,250 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °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 N42128 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.