Piper PA-18 N5408Y
6 March 1967 · McGrath, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 6 March 1967 at about 12:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N5408Y, operated by Alaska Safari, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near McGrath, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 12:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McGrath, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N5408Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Safari
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0392
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 ATTEMPTED LNDG ON FROZEN LAKE. WINDS 35 KTS GUSTING TO 47 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-18 | Chitina, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 9 Aug 1967 | Piper PA-18 | Northway, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1967 | Piper PA-18 | Wabek, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1967 | Piper PA-18 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1967 | Piper PA-18 | Gulkana, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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