Piper PA-20 N7475K
1 June 1992 · Alexander Creek, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 1992 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-20 registered N7475K, operated by Satterlee, Stephen R., was involved in an accident near Alexander Creek, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Alexander Creek, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- None (NONE)
- Coordinates
- 55.9201, -159.4893
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-20
- Registration
- N7475K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Satterlee, Stephen R.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC92LA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING FLARE/TOUCHDOWN. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE CROSSWIND WEATHER CONDITION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A SAND BAR IN CROSSWIND WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN THE ACFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN, WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTED SOFT SAND. THE LEFT WHEEL DUG INTO THE SAND, THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED, AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1992 | Piper PA-20 | Weeping Water, Nebraska, United States | Pacer Pilots, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1992 | Piper PA-20 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Martin M. Laster | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1992 | Piper PA-20 | Greenwood, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1992 | Piper PA-20-135 | Fort Bidwell, California, United States | Green, Morley S. | Fatal | 2 |
| 1 Mar 1991 | Piper PA-20 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Hickok, Bruce D. | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1993 | Piper PA-20 | Circle Hot Spri, Alaska, United States | Garbowski, Henry | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1992 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | John Clark | Minor injuries | - |
| 12 Feb 1992 | Richard C Ballow KITFOX 1 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Jones, William Marshall | No injuries | - |
| 17 Feb 1992 | Aeronca 7AC | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Diment, Archie G. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1992 | Champion 7EC | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Feb 1992 | Cessna 180 | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | Sheldon, Robert J. | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1992 | Cessna 185F | Pelican, Alaska, United States | Bellair, Inc. | Minor injuries | - |