Piper PA-18-150 N4122E
6 August 2002 · Tok, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 August 2002 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4122E, operated by Charles R. Rhodes, was involved in an accident near Tok, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tok, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.1796, -143.0991
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N4122E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Charles R. Rhodes
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tok → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC02LA092
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain and trees during a low pass to examine a potential landing site.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he was making a low pass to examine a sand bar as a potential landing site. He said he intentionally rolled the main wheels on the surface of the sand bar to determine its suitability. As he touched down, the airplane's left wing hit willows alongside the sand bar. He said he initiated a climb, but collided with trees at a slow airspeed about 35 feet above the ground, and the airplane fell to the ground.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2002 | Piper PA-18-150 | Middleville, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Uriah Strong | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Newberg, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 2002 | Piper PA-18-150 | Fort Peck, Montana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jan 2002 | Piper PA-18-150 | Eagle Point, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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