Piper PA-18 N4136E
6 September 1987 · Tanana, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 September 1987 at about 22:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4136E was involved in an accident near Tanana, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tanana, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 64.3599, -161.2103
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N4136E
- 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
- ANC87LA144
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 STATED THAT HE JUST LIFTED OFF THE LAKE WHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED INTO THE LAKE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE JUST RAN OUT OF FUEL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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