Accident · 1993-04-23

NTSB case ANC93FA054 · PIPER PA-18-150 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1993-04-23
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: PIPER PA-18-150 (N3741Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FINCH, BRADLEY A. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FINCH, BRADLEY A. — None Operator Does Business As: HIGH ADVENTURES SAFARIS

Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND NOT MAINTAINING CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION FOR HIGH MOUNTAIN TERRAIN BIG GAME OPERATIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE HIGH TERRAIN CONDITION AND THE LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE OF OPERATION.

Source: NTSB case ANC93FA054

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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