Piper PA-18 N2263A
7 October 1972 · Iliamna, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 7 October 1972 at about 18:15 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2263A was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Iliamna, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Iliamna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Iliamna Roadhouse
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N2263A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3003
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
CIRCLING TO LND AT UNLTD ARPT, SPARSE LTG IN AREA.ACFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH FLT INST.RECOVERED 10/8/72
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 31 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Pullman, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
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