Piper PA-18A N1213A
29 July 1981 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 July 1981 at about 12:40 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N1213A, operated by Flying MacHine, was involved in an accident during in flight near Bettles, 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 12:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bettles, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N1213A
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Flying MacHine
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Fairbanks, Ak → Bettles, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1840
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
FORCED LNDG ON CURVED GRAVEL RD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Firth, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Canyon Creek, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Sterling, North Dakota, United States | Erwin L Bailey | Fatal | 1 |
| 15 Mar 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Ft Pierce, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1981 | Piper PA-18A | Burns, Oregon, United States | Carl J Davis | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 1981 | Cessna 150 | Ellenville, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jan 1981 | Aerospatial AS-350 | Garden City, New York, United States | Island Helicop | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1981 | Cessna 172 | Payson, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1981 | Cessna 172 | Cullison, Kansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jan 1981 | Cessna 500 | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | Georgia-Pacifi | Fatal | 5 |
| 16 Jun 1981 | Bell 212 | Angleton, Texas, United States | Houston Helico | Minor injuries | - |