Piper PA-18 N7590P
27 July 1971 · Pt.alexander, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 27 July 1971 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7590P, operated by State of Alask, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pt.alexander, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pt.alexander, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N7590P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- State of Alask
- Operating rule
- State-Public Aircraft
- Purpose of flight
- All Other Public Flying
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Sitka, Alas → Redfish Bay, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3784
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 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
FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT ATTEMPTED GO AROUND FROM SMALL BAY ENCIRCLED BY HILLS AND MTNS.PLT DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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