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Aviation accident ANC96LA124
NONE · Piper PA-18 · 1996-08-14 · SKWENTNA, AK, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ANC96LA124- Event ID
20001208X06402- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1996-08-14
- Location
- SKWENTNA, AK, USA
- Coordinates
- 61.929168, -151.730743
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 2
- Total aboard
- 2
Aircraft
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18
- Registration
- N7797B
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
An engine failure due to an eroded engine piston. Factors in the accident were unsuitable terrain for a forced landing and improperly timed magnetos.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown