SERS · Piper PA-18-160 · 2003-09-08 · Skwentna, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC03LA111
Event ID
20030912X01526
Type
Accident
Date
2003-09-08
Location
Skwentna, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.716667, -152.78334
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
1
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-18-160
Registration
N4418Z
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with the accident was a downdraft.