Piper PA-18 N1315A
18 September 1966 · Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 18 September 1966 at about 10:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1315A was involved in an accident during in flight near Fairbanks 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 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks Alas, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N1315A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Hunting
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0797
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
MODERATE TURBULENCE AND GUSTY SURFACE WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS REPORTED IN THE CRASH AREA.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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