Piper PA-18 N1414Z
19 August 1974 · Kodiak, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 19 August 1974 at about 09:22 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1414Z, operated by Herbert Downin, was involved in an accident during static near Kodiak, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kodiak, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Piller Lake
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N1414Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Herbert Downin
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- Static
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3295
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 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
LND, SMOKE IN CABIN.PAX WALKED INTO PROP.PLT TOOKOFF FOR HELP.ACFT CAUGHT FIRE DUE MUFFLER FAILURE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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