- Date
- July 31, 1992, 20:00 local (Aug 1, 1992, 04:00 UTC)
- Place
- Shishmaref, AK
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N2497BPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 5828
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N2497B
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Public use
- Operator
- U.S. Dept. Of The Interior, doing business as Alaska Dept. Fish & Wildlife
- Departed
- Shishmaref, AK
- Destination
- Shishmaref, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
N2497BRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 270° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SHH
Other investigations on N2497B · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.