Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N1755P

11 April 2004 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 11 April 2004 at about 16:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N1755P was involved in an accident near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Fairbanks International (FAI)
Coordinates
64.8153, -147.8564
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N1755P
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Fairbanks → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC04LA039

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The student pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane entering deep snow alongside the runway, and nosing over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot lost directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during the landing roll of a touch and go landing. The airplane veered off the runway into the snow and nosed over. The airplane sustained damage to the rudder, left wing, nose, and propeller.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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