Piper PA-18 N4396Z
25 April 1983 · Soldotna, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 April 1983 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4396Z was involved in an accident near Soldotna, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Soldotna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Soldotna (SXQ)
- Coordinates
- 60.3192, -150.7896
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N4396Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Kenai → Soldotna
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83FA075
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 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
WITNESSES OBSERVED THE ACFT MANEUVERING ERRATICALLY NEAR THE ARPT & ANTICIPATED THE ACCIDENT. THE 1ST APPROACH TO RWY 25WAS DESCRIBED AS ERRATIC WITH MINIMAL APPARENT CONTROL WHICH INCLUDED AN ABRUPT PULL-UP, STALL, BOUNCE, & GO-AROUND IN ALEFT PATTERN AT 300 FT AGL. THE 2ND BASE LEG WAS A VERY SHALLOW(FLAT/SKIDDING) TURN & THE ACFT DISAPPEARED BEHIND TREES.THE PLT HAD A HISTORY OF DISEQUILIBRIUM & HAD INTERMITTENTLY BEEN TAKING DYAZIDE FOR HYPERTENSION OF UNKNOWN DOSES. ALL OF THE PLT'S PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS DECLINED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. THE PLT HAD NOT OBTAINED A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE SINCE12/28/77.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| 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 | - |
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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 | - |