NONE · PIPER PA-18-150 · 1993-06-28 · UGANIK RIVER, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC93LA103
Event ID
20001211X12517
Type
Accident
Date
1993-06-28
Location
UGANIK RIVER, AK, USA
Coordinates
57.789852, -152.399124
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-18-150
Registration
N13880
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
PILOT IN COMMANDS FAILURE TO COMPENSATE ADEQUATELY FOR SHIFTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ON WHICH TO LAND. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN LANDING STRIP.