- Date
- July 27, 1988, 18:50 local (Jul 28, 1988, 02:50 UTC)
- Place
- Kustatan River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5135HPiper PA-14
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880727033029A
- Case key
- 5042
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot was attempting to land his Piper PA-14 airplane at a remote beach fishing site in gusty crosswind conditions. He reportedly encountered a wind gust upon touch down, lost directional control and struck an abandoned hunting shack and an unoccupied, parked airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5135H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14-145
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leo A. Miller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 17, 1988 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- Anchorage, AK
- Destination
- Kustatan River, AK
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 163 total · 163 in this make and model · 123 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days · 16 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 10 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °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 N5135H · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.