Accident · 1997-06-26

NTSB case ANC97LA091 · Piper PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-06-26
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Piper PA-18 (N1386A)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

water contamination in the fuel, the second pilot's inadequate preflight/preparation to ensure all water was drained from the airplane fuel tanks, and inadequate supervision by the first pilot (CFI). A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

Source: NTSB case ANC97LA091

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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