Piper PA-18 N3991Z
6 October 1969 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 6 October 1969 at about 20:40 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3991Z was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one died. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Metro Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3991Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2934
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 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
PLT MISTOOK FLOAT POND NEXT TO UNLITED STRIP FORRWY.INOP LDG LITES.PLT EXITED ACFT AND DROWNED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Abilene, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | Nixes Flying S | Serious injuries | - |
| 11 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Ft Lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Cutler, California, United States | Vandenberg AFB | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Crary, North Dakota, United States | Edward Herda | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1969 | Piper PA-18 | Kennesaw, Georgia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 1969 | Piper PA-28 | Lacosta Is, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1969 | Cessna 310 | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Apr 1969 | Beechcraft H35 | Union Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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