Piper PA-18 N5087Y
1 December 1983 · Delta Junction, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 December 1983 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5087Y was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delta Junction, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.8096, -147.7198
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N5087Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC84LA021
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 ACFT WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN UNIMPROVED AREA COVERED BY 2 INCHES OF SNOW. AT ABOUT 80 FT INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE ACFT BOUNCED LEFT INTO MUSKEG, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Ninilchik, Alaska, United States | Neil Arthur Webster | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Teller, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Eagle, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 206 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172P | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | No injuries | - |