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| Date: | Sunday 2 October 1988 |
| Time: | 20:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper J3C-65 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N98109 |
| MSN: | 18268 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1946 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-200-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eureka Lodge, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT DUSK ON A SNOW COVERED, UNLIGHTED PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AS CLOSE TO THE LANDING THRESHOLD AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID A LARGE BUMP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUNWAY. HE MISJUDGED HIS APPROACH AND LANDED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY IN HEAVY BRUSH.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 June 2021 | N98109 | 0 | Sterling, Alaska | |
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| 24-Mar-2024 17:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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