Accident · 2003-07-09
What the record says
- Event date
- 2003-07-09
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-160 (N7051)
- Operating rule
- PUBU
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in an encounter with high brush.
Source: NTSB case ANC03TA072Flight 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.