Piper PA-18 N6819L
29 August 1993 · Happy Valley, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 August 1993 at about 00:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N6819L, operated by Watkins, Thomas F., was involved in an accident near Happy Valley, 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 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Happy Valley, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 70.4293, -149.2908
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N6819L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Watkins, Thomas F.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC93LA160
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT, INVOLVED IN A HUNT/GUIDE OPERATION, STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND HE COULD NOT CORRECT SUFFICIENTLY BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE TAKEOFF AREA. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF WITH A PASSENGER, FROM AN UNIMPROVED REMOTE SITE APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET LONG.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 1993 | Piper PA-18 | Cold Bay, Alaska, United States | Office of Aircraft Services | Unknown | - |
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| 27 May 1993 | Piper PA-18-150 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | Cline, Epton D. | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1993 | Piper PA-18-150 | Vacaville, California, United States | JOY I. Smith | No injuries | - |
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