Accident · 1996-04-14
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-04-14
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18 (N3908Z)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- WIEDERKEHR AIR INC Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
improper planning/decision by the pilot, and his selection of unsuitable terrain on which to land a ski equipped airplane.
Source: NTSB case ANC96LA050Flight 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.