Accident · 1989-06-04

NTSB case ANC89LA086 · PIPER PA-12 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-06-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-12 (N3148M)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR DOWNDRAFTS ENCOUNTERED AFTER DEPARTING A GRAVEL BAR THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case ANC89LA086

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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