Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18 N9960Q

8 October 1985 · Port Heiden, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 October 1985 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9960Q was involved in an accident near Port Heiden, 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 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Port Heiden, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
56.9604, -158.5806
Aircraft
Piper PA-18
Registration
N9960Q
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC86LA013

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

THE ACFT CARTWHEELED AFTER DRAGGING THE RIGHT WING DURING AN ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL STRIP. THE PLT REPORTED THE TAKEOFF WAS ATTEMPTED TO THE WEST WITH A 10 TO 15 MPH LEFT X-WIND. ANOTHER PERSON IN THE AREA WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED STATED THE WIND VELOCITY WAS MORE LIKE 40 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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