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Piper PA-18 N1423Z

11 July 1983 · Ninilchik, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 July 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1423Z, operated by Neil Arthur Webster, was involved in an accident near Ninilchik, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Ninilchik, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
60.0691, -151.4199
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N1423Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Neil Arthur Webster
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Polly Creek
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC83LA121

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 HAD SELECTED A 1500 FT AREA OF MOIST SAND ALONG A BEACH AREA FOR HIS TAKEOFF. HE STATED THAT THE WIND HAD INCREASED FROM 10 TO 20 KTS DURING HIS 2 1/2 HRS ON THE GROUND. REPORTEDLY, HE TOOK OFF INTO THE WIND WITH 1 NOTCH (10 DEG) OF FLAPS & THE ACFT ROLLED APRX 50 FT & BECAME AIRBORNE. THE PLT EXPERIENCED CONTROL DIFFICULTY AS HE DEPARTED GROUND EFFECT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT ENTERED A RIGHT BANK, BEGAN DESCENDING, THEN CRASHED. THE PLT STATED THAT THE LEFT WING TANK WAS LOW ON FUEL, WHILE THE RIGHT TANK WAS FULL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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