ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 365003
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 July 1991 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Alaska State Troopers |
| Registration: | N82732 |
| MSN: | 18-7709182 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3370 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | King Salmon, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Egegik, AK (Z-03) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ADJUSTING THE POWER APPROACH, HIS HEAVY POLICE COAT SLEEVE SWITCHED THE MAGNETO SWITCH TO OFF, WHICH CAUSED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON A GRAVEL BAR, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED THE MAGNETOS OFF DURING THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN WITH LOOSE GRAVEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91GA087
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 April 2010 | N82732 | State Of Alaska | 0 | Stony River, Alaska | |
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| 19-Mar-2024 21:10 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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