ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 380673
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| Date: | Monday 10 October 1983 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2797P |
| MSN: | 18-4432 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kodiak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Salmon Lake, AK |
| Larsen Bay, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 30 KTS OR MORE AND CHANGING DIRECTIONS ON THE LAKE VERY RAPIDLY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT 'YOU COULD SEE SWIRLS OF WATER ON THE LAKE'S SURFACE.' HE DEPARTED THE LAKE TOWARDS THE EAST AND WHEN ABOUT 350 AGL ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES WITH FULL POWER ON.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC84LA006
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 May 1983 | N2797P | Larry Alan Wright | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 01-Apr-2024 19:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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