- Date
- September 21, 1989, 17:00 local (Sep 22, 1989, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Near Talkeetna, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2460APiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 28, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19890921036029A
- Case key
- 5268
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Probable cause
The passenger's inadvertent interference with the throttle control, and lack of appropriate remedial action by the pilot.
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.
Loss of engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Control interference - inadvertentCause
Remedial action - inadequateCause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2460A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-1945
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne Kubat
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 12, 1989 · 197 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,625 total · 1,525 in this make and model · 1,551 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 63 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.