NONE · Piper PA-18 · 1997-08-05 · FAREWELL, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC97LA117
Event ID
20001208X08528
Type
Accident
Date
1997-08-05
Location
FAREWELL, AK, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-18
Registration
N1606A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
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.