Piper PA-18 N7288K
27 May 1972 · McGrath, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 May 1972 at about 17:25 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7288K, operated by HUB Air Servic, was involved in an accident during in flight near McGrath, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McGrath, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ophir,
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N7288K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- HUB Air Servic
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Ophir, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2047
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
PLT CONCENTRATING ON LNDG AREA ALLOWED ACFT TO DESCEND AND STRIKE DIRT BERM WITH LEFT GEAR
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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