Piper PA-18A N4887A
5 March 1972 · Buckland, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 1972 at about 09:25 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N4887A was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Buckland, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buckland, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Buckland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N4887A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Selawik, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0573
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
SKI EQUIPD.TKOF AREA ADJ TO RWY.HIT SNOW DRIFT, BOUNCED INTO AIR, LNDD ON SNOW MOUND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Cordele, Georgia, United States | Ronald G.smith | Minor injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Skwenta, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Robertsdale, Alabama, United States | Bonners Aerial | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Arctc Villge, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Mar 1972 | Piper PA-18A | Glenallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
| 10 May 1972 | Douglas DC-9 | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Eastern Air Lines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 1972 | Amer Avco AA1A | Atco, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |