Piper PA-18 N7682D

Summary

On 11 September 1998 at about 04:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7682D, operated by Hardy Alaska Adventures, was involved in an accident near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 September 1998 at 04:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kotzebue, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

67.2392, -161.1894

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N7682D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hardy Alaska Adventures

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ANC98LA146

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was sunglare as the pilot landed into the sun.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated private pilot, operating a hunting/guide business, was landing a tail wheel, and tundra tire equipped airplane on a gravel bar near a remote river. The pilot landed toward the west. During the landing approach, the sun was shining in his eyes, and the left main landing gear struck an unseen log. The airplane nosed over, and received damage to the landing gear, right wing and lift struts, and the vertical stabilizer. At the time of the accident, the position of the sun was calculated to be on a 269.6 degree true azimuth from the accident site, at an elevation of 5.2 degrees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.