Accident · 1993-09-11

NTSB case ANC93LA177 · PIPER PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
1993-09-11
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
PIPER PA-18 (N82081)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
40 Mile Air, Ltd. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
40 MILE AIR, LTD.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE LOW PASS. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

Source: NTSB case ANC93LA177

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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