NONE · Piper PA-18-160 · 2005-07-06 · Hope, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC05CA096
Event ID
20050916X01478
Type
Accident
Date
2005-07-06
Location
Hope, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.5, -150.333328
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-18-160
Registration
N18VF
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged distance and altitude during an approach to land at an off-airport landing site, which resulted in an undershoot, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees and tundra-covered terrain. A factor in the accident was trees.