Piper PA-18 N1397A
18 September 1964 · Yanert Glacr Alas, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 September 1964 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1397A was involved in an accident during in flight near Yanert Glacr Alas, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Yanert Glacr Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N1397A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0898
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
FLIGHT TOOKOFF FROM GRAVEL BAR IN RIVER BED.ACFTRECOVERY DATE-09/19/64. PILOT OCCUPATION-HUNTER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Clark Field Pi, Asia | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1964 | Piper PA-18 | Willow Alas, Alaska, United States | A Bontrager | Fatal | 3 |
| 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 | - |
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| 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 | - |