Accident · 1989-09-21

NTSB case ANC89LA173 · PIPER PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18 (N2460A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

THE PASSENGER'S INADVERTENT INTERFERENCE WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL, AND LACK OF APPROPRIATE REMEDIAL ACTION BY THE PILOT.

Source: NTSB case ANC89LA173

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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