Accident · 1996-08-31
What the record says
- Event date
- 1996-08-31
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18 (N1879A)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, and his selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff site. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind.
Source: NTSB case ANC96LA138Flight 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.