MINR · PIPER PA-18 · 1989-04-22 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC89LA063
Event ID
20001213X28018
Type
Accident
Date
1989-04-22
Location
TALKEETNA, AK, USA
Coordinates
62.45008, -149.789672
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
3
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
3
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-18
Registration
N1738A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND THE INADVERTANT STALL/MUSH OF THE AIRPLANE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE THE PILOT'S OVERCONFIDENCE, SELF-INDUCED PRESSURE, MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.