Accident · 2002-08-06
What the record says
- Event date
- 2002-08-06
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 (N4122E)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Charles R. Rhodes Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Charles R. Rhodes
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain and trees during a low pass to examine a potential landing site.
Source: NTSB case ANC02LA092Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.