Piper PA-18 N3870Z
18 September 1972 · Glennallen, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 September 1972 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3870Z was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Glennallen, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glennallen, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nelchiaa Glacier
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3870Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Hunting
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Nelchina Glacier → Gunsight Mt.lodge
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3793
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
WHEN APRXLY 40 FT AGL ACFT SUDDENLY VEERED TO THE RIGHT OUT OF CONTROL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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