Piper PA-18 N5087Y
5 September 1979 · Eielson Afb, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1979 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5087Y was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Eielson Afb, 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 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Eielson Afb, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Busby Strip
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N5087Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bush Strip → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2286
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
LEFT WHEEL ENVELOPED IN MUD FROM LAST TAKE OFF.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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