Piper PA-18 N5398Y
19 August 1971 · Big Delta, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1971 at about 08:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5398Y was involved in an accident during in flight near Big Delta, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Delta, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N5398Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- No.pole, Alas → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3144
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
TALKING TO PAX AND LOOKING AT DEAD ANIMAL ON GND.PLT RPTD UNEXPECTED GUST HIT ACFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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