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Piper PA-18 N13960

1 October 1982 · 27 E Sagwon, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 October 1982 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N13960, operated by DAN F. Holleman, was involved in an accident near 27 E Sagwon, 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
27 E Sagwon, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Ridge Along River
Coordinates
64.8091, -147.7194
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N13960
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
DAN F. Holleman
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
27 E Sagwon → Cavik
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC83FAA03

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

THE PLT WAS INSPECTING A LANDING SITE FOR POSSIBLE USE. A LOW PASS WAS BEING MADE AT APPROXIMATELY 3 FT WHEN THE ACFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT & IMPACTED A ROCKY RIDGE AREA SHORT OF THE SITE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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