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Aviation accident GAA17CA057
NONE · PIPER PA18 · 2016-11-07 · Mouth of The Big Susitna River, AK, USA
Event
- NTSB number
GAA17CA057- Event ID
20161107X25248- Type
- Accident
- Date
- 2016-11-07
- Location
- Mouth of The Big Susitna River, AK, USA
- Coordinates
- 61.255279, -150.399993
Injuries
- Highest injury
- NONE
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Minor
- 0
- Uninjured
- 1
- Total aboard
- 1
Aircraft
- Make
- PIPER
- Model
- PA18
- Registration
- N62744
- FAR Part
- 091
- Engines
- 1
- Damage
- SUBS
Conditions
- Light
- DAYL
- Weather
- VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to take off with a gusting quartering tailwind and his subsequent loss of airplane control.
Source
- Authoritative
- NTSB CAROL
- Machine
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