Accident · 1997-04-01

NTSB case ANC97TA045 · Piper PA-18 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-04-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18 (N4500W)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: National Park Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent ground loop and damage to the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were: the ice/snow covered runway, and the pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane.

Source: NTSB case ANC97TA045

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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