CAN65AF386

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-18 · Atlin Lake, Canada · October 5, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 5, 1965
Place
Atlin Lake, Canada · ATLIN LAKE, Canada
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N5139YPiper PA-18
Status
Completed · report April 25, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175460

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0096   65/10/5   ATLIN LAKE CANADA   PIPER PA-18         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 400
        TIME - 1205                    N5139Y              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA.

Aircraft

Registration
N5139Y
Reported as
Piper PA-18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.