Accident · 1992-09-15

NTSB case ANC92LA171 · PIPER PA-18-150 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-09-15
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (N1148A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: JULIAN S. REEDER Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JULIAN S. REEDER

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION IN EVALUATING AND SELECTING UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE LANDING AREA. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: SNOW COVERED TERRAIN, AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case ANC92LA171

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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