Piper PA 18 N2880P
26 September 2016 · Kotzebue, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 September 2016 at about 01:30 local time, a Piper PA 18 registered N2880P was involved in an accident near Kotzebue, 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
- Kotzebue, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 67.1447, -162.2753
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 18
- Registration
- N2880P
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1955
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Walik River → Kotzebue
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA516
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for an off-airport precautionary landing, which resulted in a nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the tundra tire-equipped, tailwheel airplane reported that he made an off-airport precautionary landing due to icing conditions; the airplane encountered soft terrain during the landing roll and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. A review of recorded data from the intended destination's automated weather observation station about 19 miles to the south west, revealed that, about 37 minutes before the accident the wind was 120 degrees true at 14 knots, visibility 1 statue mile, light snow, mist, temperature 34 degrees Fahrenheit, dewpoint 30 degrees Fahrenheit. And, about 23 minutes after the accident the wind was 110 degrees true at 13 knots, overcast 1,700 feet, visibility 1 ¼ statue mile, light snow, mist, temperature 34 degrees Fahrenheit, dewpoint 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2016 | Piper PA 18-150 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2016 | Piper PA 18-150 | Laurel, Montana, United States | Tri-W Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 May 2016 | Piper PA 18 | Shulin Lake, Alaska, United States | AK AC LLC | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Aug 2016 | Piper PA 18-150 | Salcha, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Oct 2016 | Piper PA 18-150 | Jasper, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 2016 | Piper PA 18 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 2,950 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2016 | Piper PA18 | Seward, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 22 Sep 2016 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Soldotna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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