ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40193
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| Date: | Monday 21 May 1984 |
| Time: | 20:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1378C |
| MSN: | 18-2633 |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-290-D2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sleetmute, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sleetmute, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PLT MADE 3 LOW PASSES AT SOME BOATS IN SLEETMUTE SLOUGH. THEY ESTIMATED THE PASSES WERE AT 5 TO 10 FT ABOVE THE WATER, THEN THE PLT WOULD PULL UP IN A STEEP CLIMB ATTITUDE, EXECUTE A 180 DEG TURN AND MAKE ANOTHER PASS. AFTER THE 3RD PASS, THE ACFT PULLED UP, YAWED TO THE LEFT AND CRASHED IN THE WATER WHILE IN A NOSE LOW, WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. A TOXICOLOGICAL CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.048% (48 MG%). CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X39440
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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