Piper PA-18-150 N82448
23 September 2021 · Cordova, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 September 2021 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N82448, operated by Fejes Guide Service LTD, was involved in an accident near Cordova, 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 03:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cordova, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.0952, -142.8183
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N82448
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1979
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Fejes Guide Service LTD
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cordova → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC21LA099
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after landing in gusty wind conditions.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that after landing off-airport, a wind gust “picked up” the airplane and “dropped” it to the ground. He noted that the wind at the time of the accident was variable, about 35 kts with gusts to 40 kts. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane before the accident. The airplane sustained damage to the right-wing spars and several wing ribs.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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