- Date
- September 14, 1987, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Stoney River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5656YPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870914053049A
- Case key
- 4915
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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 that during the initial climbout he lost directional control of the aircraft; stalled and crashed on the gravel bar. Plt did not submit an acc report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5656Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 188290
- Airframe hours
- 1,500
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William J. Dunbar
- Registered owner
- William J. Dunbar
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1987 · 96 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
- 30
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 1,460 in this make and model · 1,460 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 9,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °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 N5656Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.