Plane Crash List

Piper PA-18-150 N3764Z

9 September 2006 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 9 September 2006 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N3764Z 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 21:45
Classification
Accident
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
Coordinates
64.8995, -148.1600
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N3764Z
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
North Pole → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC06CA126

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of control and a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was landing a tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel bar during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight. He stated that during the landing roll he applied the brakes too hard, and the airplane nosed over, damaging both wing lift struts and a wing spar. He also indicated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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