ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367213
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| Date: | Sunday 1 April 1990 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6981B |
| MSN: | 18-5103 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kodiak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kodiak, AK (ADQ) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON A BEACH, THE LEFT WING HIT AN OVERHANGING ALDER TREE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND CRASH ON THE BEACH.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER OBSTACLE CLEARANCE ALTITUDE DURING HIS FINAL APPROACH.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90LA048
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 September 2002 | N6981B | Monte Townsend | 0 | ANCHORAGE, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 12:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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