Piper PA-18 N3873Z
23 September 1983 · Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 1983 at about 16:30 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N3873Z, operated by John Michael Rank, was involved in an accident near Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.2004, -154.2803
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N3873Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- John Michael Rank
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Alsworth → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC83LA184
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 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
REPORTEDLY, THE PLT WAS LOOKING AT AN AREA IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN NEAR AN OFF ARPT LANDING AREA WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED WINDSHEAR & A DOWNDRAFT WHILE TURNING. HE STATED THAT THE ALFT DROPPED 400 FT & HE APPLIED FULL POWER; HOWEVER, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND BEFORE HE COULD RECOVER. THE ACFT THEN CARTWHEELED & CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THERE WAS TURBULENCE & THE WIND WAS FROM 360 DEG AT 30 GUSTING 35 KTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Squaw Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1983 | Piper PA-18 | Ninilchik, Alaska, United States | Neil Arthur Webster | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Teller, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Eagle, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-18-150 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1983 | Cessna 182 | Bettles, Alaska, United States | John Pletting | No injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1983 | Piper J-3 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1983 | Cessna 170 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 180 | King Salmon, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1983 | Cessna 206 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 1983 | Cessna 172P | McKinley Park, Alaska, United States | Elmendorf Aero Club | No injuries | - |