Piper PA-18 N3097Z
8 September 1972 · Gakona, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 8 September 1972 at about 09:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3097Z was involved in an accident during in flight near Gakona, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gakona, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mankomen Lk Lodge
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3097Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Miers Lake, Alas → Mankomen Lake, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3463
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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
DSCNDD THRU HOLE IN FOG BANK IN MTN TRRN.HIT ROCKS FOLLOWING CREEK DOWNSLOPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Glennallen, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 31 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Pullman, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Piper PA-18 | Tallulah, Louisiana, United States | Omega Flying S | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 1972 | Piper PA-11 | Moberly, Missouri, United States | Tail Draggers | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Jan 1972 | Piper PA-28R | Paradise, Washington, United States | Sportsman Airp | Fatal | 3 |
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| 1 Jul 1972 | Cessna 172K | Maysville, Kentucky, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Oct 1972 | Piper PA-22 | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | Oxford Flying | Minor injuries | - |
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