Piper PA-18 N9104D
9 September 1982 · Near Clear, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 September 1982 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9104D, operated by Wallace W. Rochester, was involved in an accident near Near Clear, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Clear, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bush Strip
- Coordinates
- 64.2999, -149.1495
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N9104D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wallace W. Rochester
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Near Clear → Near Clear
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82FA089
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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 REPORTED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF THE ACFT BEGAN A RIGHT TURN. HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER & LEFT AILERON BUT THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND. IT CONTINUED TO TURN RIGHT UNTIL IT STRUCK TREES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRIP. THE PLT THOUGHT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE FLT CONTROL SYSTEM OF THE CAL CENTER CONVERSION. NO MALFUNCTIONS WERE FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION. THE ACFT HAD FLOWN ONLY 6 HRS SINCE THE CONVERSION WAS INSTALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-18-150 | Hope, Alaska, United States | Ward Hulbert | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Colusa, California, United States | Lonnie Roger Osberg | No injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States | Chas. C. Offre | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Gerald L. Sibley | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-18-135 | Richland, Washington, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Gulkana, Alaska, United States | ROY E. Callaway | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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