Accident · 1991-07-03

NTSB case ANC91GA087 · PIPER PA-18 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 1991-07-03
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18 (N82732)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: ALASKA STATE TROOPERS Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): ALASKA STATE TROOPERS

Probable cause

THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED THE MAGNETOS OFF DURING THE FLIGHT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN WITH LOOSE GRAVEL.

Source: NTSB case ANC91GA087

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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