Piper PA-18 N9574D
8 August 1969 · Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1969 at about 09:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9574D, operated by Nixes Flying S, was involved in an accident during static near Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N9574D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Nixes Flying S
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- Sleetmute, Alas → S
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2644
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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
FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT. PX CLIMBED ON FLOAT TO TIE ACFT TO LOG. PLT CUT ENG BUT PROP KICKED OVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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