Piper PA-18 N6015Z
2 August 1964 · Willow Alas, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 2 August 1964 at about 12:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N6015Z, operated by A Bontrager, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Willow Alas, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Willow Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Willow
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N6015Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- A Bontrager
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-1011
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PILOT WAS TRANSPORTING FISHING PARTY FROM CAMP TO WILLOW ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Clark Field Pi, Asia | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Enterprise Ala, Alabama, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Tanalian Pt Alas, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1964 | Piper PA-18 | North Platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Cody Wyo, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Nov 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Chase City Va, Virginia, United States | Davenport Airl | Fatal | 1 |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 1964 | Convair 285ACF | Chichagof I Alas, Alaska, United States | Alaska Coastal-Ellis | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jul 1964 | Hughes 269A | Alief Tex, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Loomis Neb, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1964 | Hiller UH12B | Ontario Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1964 | Piper PA-18A | Greenwood Miss, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Feb 1964 | Baird-Hall II | Fremont Calif, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |