Accident · 1997-06-27

NTSB case ANC97TA095 · Piper PA-18-180 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1997-06-27
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18-180 (N3685Z)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Probable cause

The second pilot/dual student's failure to maintain a proper glidepath, and the pilot-in-command/flight instructor's inadequate supervision. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.

Source: NTSB case ANC97TA095

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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