Accident · 2002-05-16

NTSB case ANC02TA036 · Piper PA-18 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 2002-05-16
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18 (N82735)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of high vegetation (willows) along the right side of the landing area.

Source: NTSB case ANC02TA036

Flight 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.

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