Piper PA-18-150 N5656Y
14 September 1987 · Stoney River, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 1987 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N5656Y, operated by William J. Dunbar, was involved in an accident near Stoney River, 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Stoney River, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N5656Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William J. Dunbar
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC87LA152
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
THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE INITIAL CLIMBOUT HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT; STALLED AND CRASHED ON THE GRAVEL BAR. PLT DID NOT SUBMIT AN ACC REPORT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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