Piper PA-18 N1825A

Summary

On 12 July 1986 at about 23:35 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N1825A was involved in an accident near Stoney River, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 July 1986 at 23:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Stoney River, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.6101, -154.7805

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N1825A

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Wasilla

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC86LA105

1 person died.

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 A WITNESS, A CERTIFICATED PILOT, A CROWD HAD GATHERED TO WAVE, WATCH THE TAKEOFF AND TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN ITS TAKEOFF ROLL ABOUT MID POINT ON THE AIRSTRIP AND ROLLED 120 FEET BEFORE LIFTING OFF. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED STEEPLY AND THEN ENTERED A VERY STEEP BANK TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE THEN PITCHED STRAIGHT DOWN AND FELL INTO THE LAKE TURNING TO THE LEFT. IT WAS THE WITNESSES IMPRESSION, THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO 'BUZZ' THE AIRSTRIP.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.