Piper PA-18 N4193Z

Summary

On 18 October 1987 at about 17:20 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4193Z, operated by James W. Landes, was involved in an accident near Homer, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 October 1987 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Homer, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Homer (HUM)

Coordinates

59.3992, -151.3202

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N4193Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

James W. Landes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Homer → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC88FA011

3 people died.

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 WEATHER BETWEEN HOMER AND ANCHORAGE INCLUDED MARGINAL CONDITIONS ALONG SEGMENTS OF THE ROUTE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT RATED PILOT WAS ENCOURAGED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN OFFER TO TRAVEL BY AUTOMOBILE AND STILL ARRIVE IN TIME FOR A COMMITMENT IN ANCHORAGE. HE DECLINED AND DEPARTED HOMER WITH HIS WIFE AND INFANT CHILD IN HIS AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CRASHED ABOUT 17 MILES FROM THE VOR. THE WX AT THE SCENE WAS REPORTED BY PLTS ALERTED TO THE ACC BY THE ELT. EXAM OF THE WRECKAGE INDICATED A SPIN TYPE MANEUVER WITH MINIMAL ROTATION AT IMPACT. NO PRE-IMPACT DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THERE WAS FUEL IN THE RT TANK AND THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS ON THIS TANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.