- Date
- August 2, 1988, 21:00 local (Aug 3, 1988, 05:00 UTC)
- Place
- Delta Junction, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1192CPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880802029959A
- Case key
- 5045
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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 private pilot reported that he was attempting to land at an unimproved, off-airport landing site near Delta Junction, AK. The landing area that he selected was muddier than he had anticipated, and the airplane decelerated too rapidly and nosed over, damaging the lift strut. The pilot failed to submit the required acdt report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1192C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-2476
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ronald E. Beck
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Delta Junction, 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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 180 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °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 N1192C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.