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Piper PA-18-150 N7157Z

29 June 1988 · Shismaref, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 June 1988 at about 00:10 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N7157Z was involved in an accident near Shismaref, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Shismaref, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
66.0205, -165.9105
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N7157Z
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
IMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC88LA074

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 HE DECIDED TO LAND ON THE BEACH DUE TO WEATHER. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE BEACH THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DROPPED INTO AN AREA OF SOFT SAND; THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT OVER ON ITS BACK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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