Piper PA-18 N9775D
30 August 1987 · High Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 August 1987 at about 04:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9775D, operated by Gary Peltola, was involved in an accident near High Lake, 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 04:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- High Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N9775D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gary Peltola
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bethel → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA136
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 PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ON A FISHING/SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED WINDS ESTIMATED AT 35 KNOTS BLOWING OVER A MOUNTAIN RIDGE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLY OVER THE RIDGE BUT TURNED AWAY AFTER EXPERIENCING A STRONG DOWN DRAFT. A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL, BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE RIDGE AFTER ENTERING THE AREA OF THE DOWN DRAFT AND CRASHED ON THE APPROACH TO THE RIDGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 28 Apr 1987 | Piper PA-18-135 | Greenville, Maine, United States | Williamr.martin | Minor injuries | - |
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All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Sep 1987 | Taylorcraft F-19 | Kuskatan River, Alaska, United States | RAY Tressler | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1987 | Aeronca 7AC | Island Lake, Alaska, United States | Ronald L. Williams | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Champion 7ECA | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-18A | Windy Ridge, Alaska, United States | Larry W. Hedgpeth | Serious injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1987 | Cessna 182 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Carl Gatto | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-12 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Michael M. Stitzel | No injuries | - |