Piper PA-18-150 N8998Y
26 September 2011 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 2011 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N8998Y, operated by Larry William G, 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 01:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chena Marina Seaplane (AK28)
- Coordinates
- 64.8139, -147.9186
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N8998Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Larry William G
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Fairbanks → Fairbanks
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC11CA115
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's hard landing in a gusting wind.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The solo student pilot was landing the float-equipped airplane on choppy water in a gusting wind. The airplane landed hard and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student pilot did not report any mechanical issues with the airplane prior to the accident, and he stated that he should not have flown in those conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-180 | Valdez, Alaska, United States | Erik F. Hursh | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | Adam J. Grenda | No injuries | - |
| 22 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Emmett, Idaho, United States | Kevin Hochstetler | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Beluga Lake, Alaska, United States | William M. Toney, II | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2011 | Piper PA-18-150 | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Chandler Air Services Inc. | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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