Piper PA-18 N9131D
20 July 1987 · Palmer, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 July 1987 at about 04:45 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N9131D, operated by Joseph Charles LO Monaco, was involved in an accident near Palmer, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 04:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Palmer, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Friday Creek
- Coordinates
- 61.6204, -148.9791
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N9131D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Joseph Charles LO Monaco
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Friday Creek
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA103
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
AFTER SEVERAL PASSES OVR THE AIRSTRIP THE PLT SET UP TO LND ON THE 600 FT LONG DIRT RWY LOCATED ON A MTN RIDGE. HE STATED THAT ON FINAL HE LOST SIGHT OF THE STRIP AND ELECTED NOT TO LAND. THE ACFT WAS UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB THE RISING TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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