ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355584
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 July 1997 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-160 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3952Z |
| MSN: | 18-7810 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5652 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cantwell, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Soule Lake, AK |
| Gas Lake, AK (PATW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The air taxi pilot and passenger were approaching a mountain ridge from below. Both occupants described conditions favoring a downslope wind and turbulence at the ridge. The pilot attempted to turn when he realized they would not clear the ridge, but the airplane descended and impacted terrain. The airplane was estimated to weigh 1,827 pounds at the time of the last takeoff. The maximum takeoff weight is 1,760 pounds. The elevation at the accident site was 4,500 feet msl.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude to clear terrain. Factors were exceeding the airplane's maximum allowable gross weight, and downdrafts and turbulence associated with wind flowing across a mountain ridge.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA100
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 February 1964 | N3952Z | Non commercial | 0 | Columbus, Nebraska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:33 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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