UNK64X0574

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA18 · Anchorage, AK · February 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 15, 1964
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N9092DPiper PA18
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185152

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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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3-0365  64/2/15  NR.ANCHORAGE ALAS     PIPER PA18          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1500
        TIME - 1600                    N9092D              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED

Aircraft

Registration
N9092D
Reported as
Piper PA18
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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