SERS · PIPER PA-18 · 1993-07-21 · PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC93LA124
Event ID
20001211X12751
Type
Accident
Date
1993-07-21
Location
PORT ALSWORTH, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.200004, -154.280929
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-18
Registration
N472GF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
FUEL CONTAMINATION AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRSPEED WITH WHICH TO MAKE A NORMAL LANDING FOLLOWING THE ENGINE POWER LOSS.