Piper PA-18 N5987Z

Summary

On 27 July 1981, a Piper PA-18 registered N5987Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Cordova, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

27 July 1981

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordova, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N5987Z

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Cordova, Ak → Return

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1836

3 people died.

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

GROSS WT 22LBS OVR MAX LMT, CG 3.1 IN BHND AFT LMT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.