Piper PA-18 N2978P
11 April 1977 · Valdez, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 April 1977 at about 13:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2978P, operated by Chitina Air SE, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Valdez, 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 13:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N2978P
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chitina Air SE
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Fish Spotting
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Flent Point, Ak → Flent Point, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0486
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
FLOAT EQUIPPED.L WING HIT WAVE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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