Piper PA-18 N54247
4 October 1982 · Near King Salmo, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 October 1982 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N54247, operated by Judy A. and Curtis C. Classen, was involved in an accident near Near King Salmo, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Near King Salmo, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 58.7498, -156.5407
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N54247
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Judy A. and Curtis C. Classen
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Near King Salmo → King Salmon
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA003
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE BEGAN TAKING OFF WITH A RIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND. AS THE PLANE LIFTED OFF, A GUST OF WIND WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE AIRCRAFT MOVED SIDEWARD AND DOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND AND SEPARATED. THE NOSE THEN STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND FLIPPED OVER. A SMALL FIRE ERUPTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT THE PILOT EXTINGUISHED IT WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 1982 | Piper PA-18-150 | Hope, Alaska, United States | Ward Hulbert | No injuries | - |
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| 17 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-18 | Near Glennallen, Alaska, United States | Gerald L. Sibley | No injuries | - |
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