Piper PA-18 N6981B
31 August 1980 · Big Lake, Alaska, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 August 1980 at about 23:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N6981B was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Big Lake, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 23:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N6981B
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Anchorage, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Moonlight-Bright)
- NTSB number
- 3-3388
People
2 people had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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
TKOF ACROSS INLET OF LAKE ON MOONLIT NGT, CRASHEDAPRX 800FT FM DEP POINT.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1980 | Piper PA-18 | Minto Flats, Alaska, United States | Artic Flying C | No injuries | - |
| 6 May 1980 | Piper PA-18 | Hulett, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 5 Apr 1980 | Piper PA-18 | San Carlos, California, United States | Blue Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1980 | Piper PA-18 | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |