Accident · 1989-09-30

NTSB case ANC89LA177 · PIPER PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1989-09-30
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18 (N7513K)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE IN HIMSELF AND THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE STRONG/GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

Source: NTSB case ANC89LA177

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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