ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288879
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| Date: | Saturday 3 September 2011 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N83283 |
| MSN: | 18-7609065 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1416 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deadhorse, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Deadhorse, AK |
| Deadhorse, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said that, during a visual flight to a remote hunting camp, he encountered an area of fog. He said that he was flying close to a ridge and trying to maintain visual reference when the right wing struck the ridge slope. The airplane turned toward the terrain and impacted the ground, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA092
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 07:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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