Accident · 1997-08-05

NTSB case ANC97LA117 · Piper PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
1997-08-05
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Piper PA-18 (N1606A)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
FILKILL, DAVID B Matched by aircraft (N-number)

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate control of the airplane resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush at low altitude. Factors to the accident were the pilot's low altitude flight maneuver and the gusty winds.

Source: NTSB case ANC97LA117

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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