Piper PA-18 N5763D
10 September 1966 · Northway Alas, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 10 September 1966 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5763D was involved in an accident during in flight near Northway Alas, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Northway Alas, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Canyon Creek
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N5763D
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0772
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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
PLT APPR.MT AIRSTRIP TOO LOW ALT TO CLEAR MT PASS SUMMIT.ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS, DESCND.INTO CANYON
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Pompano Beach Fla, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Aug 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Vick la, Louisiana, United States | GK Rosier | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Buffalo Kans, Kansas, United States | Howard Cole | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Molt Mont, Montana, United States | EC Wilcox | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Weiser Id, Idaho, United States | Holmes Logging | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 1966 | Piper PA-18 | Columbus Mont, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |