Pilot Debrief

PIPER PA-18-150 near Deadhorse, AK — 2011-09-04

Final reportANC11CA092
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Date
2011-09-04
Location
Deadhorse, AK, USA
Aircraft
PIPER PA-18-150
Registration
N83283
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

NTSB narrative

The pilot said that, during a visual flight to a remote hunting camp, he encountered an area of fog. He said that he was flying close to a ridge and trying to maintain visual reference when the right wing struck the ridge slope. The airplane turned toward the terrain and impacted the ground, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents1

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