Piper PA-18 N278T
8 June 1982 · Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 June 1982 at about 08:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N278T, operated by Chas. C. Offre, was involved in an accident near Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near Dillingham, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 58.8196, -157.8594
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N278T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Chas. C. Offre
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dillingham → Nunavachak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC82FAG30
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 ACFT IMPACTED A SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN NEAR HORSESHOE PASS AT AN ELEVATION OF 250 FT ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DAYLIGHT WITH VMC PREVAILING.
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 | - |
| 9 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Clear, Alaska, United States | Wallace W. Rochester | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Colusa, California, United States | Lonnie Roger Osberg | No injuries | - |
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 1982 | Piper PA-12 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Seven Star Flying Club Incorpo | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1982 | Cessna 170B | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Robert Rouille Gaines | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Sep 1982 | Cessna 170 | Near Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Vernon L. Roelfs | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1982 | Cessna 207 | Near Anvik, Alaska, United States | Byron R. Walton | No injuries | - |
| 16 May 1982 | De Havilland DHC-6-200 | Hooper Bay, Alaska, United States | Gifford Aviation | Serious injuries | - |