- Date
- October 23, 1988, 11:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Huslia, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7688LPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19881023047789A
- Case key
- 5142
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The private pilot and his adult male passenger were both severely burned when the pilot's Piper PA-18 crashed and burned following a low altitude stall and impact with trees. The pilot's wife stated that her husband told her that he was showing his passenger a bear den when he lost control of the airplane and crashed. He said that they were not injured on impact, but during the post crash fire and escape. Despite their serious burns, they walked 5 miles in 0 degree temperature for medical treatment.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7688L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7409122
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Huntington, Roger
- Registered owner
- Huntington, Roger
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.