ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40171
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 1985 |
| Time: | 19:00 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N625SW |
| MSN: | 187613 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1834 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gulkana, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (C20) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER THE PLT HAD DEPARTED AN AIRSTRIP TO PROCEED ON A HUNTING TRIP. IMPACT OCCURRED IN A WOODED AREA ABOUT 1 MI FROM THE STRIP. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE PLT HAD MADE 2 LOW APPROACHES OVER THE TREES BEFORE THE ACDNT. THE ACFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT WITH TREES & THE GROUND. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS EVIDENT. A TOXICOLOGY CHECK SHOWED THAT THE PLT HAD A BLOOD/ALCOHOL LEVEL OF 0.13%. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37336
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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