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Aviation accident ANC98LA146
NONE · Piper PA-18 · 1998-09-11 · KOTZEBUE, AK, USA
Event
- NTSB number
ANC98LA146- Event ID
20001211X10978- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 1998-09-11
- Location
- KOTZEBUE, AK, USA
- Coordinates
- 67.239181, -161.189361
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- Piper
- Model
- PA-18
- Registration
- N7682D
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DUSK
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor in the accident was sunglare as the pilot landed into the sun.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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