ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 373304
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| Date: | Sunday 5 April 1987 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Robert Pierson |
| Registration: | N9073D |
| MSN: | 18-6439 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1556 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valdez, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT KEEP THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT FROM BANKING TO THE LEFT AFTER TAKE OFF AND ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER AND LAND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND CARTWHEELED DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN FLOWN THE PRECEEDING DAY WITHOUT INCIDENT OR MALFUNCTION AND HAD BEEN PARKED OUTSIDE DURING A SNOW STORM PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT. A POST ACCIDENT FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY CHECK DISCOVERED NO ABNORMALITIES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC87LA058
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 March 2021 | N9073D | Private | 0 | Kasilof, Alaska | |
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| Fuel starvation | ||||||
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 27-Mar-2024 11:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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