Piper PA-18 N8479Y
14 September 1975 · Egegik, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 1975 at about 10:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N8479Y was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Egegik, Alaska, United States. 2 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 10:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Egegik, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jensen
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N8479Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → King Salmon, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3327
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
RAN OFF RWY INTO TUNDRA. SEAT SLID REARWARD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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