Piper PA-18-150 accident near King Salmon, AK
On June 26, 2001, a Piper PA-18-150 (airplane) was involved in an accident near King Salmon, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 26, 2001
- Place
- King Salmon, AK
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 60.000°N, 156.716°W
- NTSB ID
- 20010708X01327
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 25, 2001, about 1918 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N7050, sustained substantial damage when it collided with tundra-covered terrain about 80 miles north of King Salmon, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country government flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the State of Alaska, Fish and Wildlife Service. The sole occupant, an Alaska State Trooper who held a commercial pilot certificate, but limited to private privileges for single engine sea operations, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed in the area of the accident, and VFR flight following procedures were in effect. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on June 25, the supervisor for the State of Alaska's aircraft section reported that the accident airplane was one of two airplanes en route to Iliamna, Alaska, after a brief stop at a remote lake. He added that both airplanes departed the remote lake, and no radio communication was received from the accident airplane after departure. When the accident airplane failed to arrive in Iliamna, the pilot of the first airplane refueled his airplane, and initiated an aerial search along the accident airplane's anticipated route of flight. The airplane wreckage was discovered about a quarter mile southeast of the departure lake. During an interview with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge on July 5, the pil
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of the incorrect fuel tank, subsequent fuel starvation, and inadvertent stall during initial climb. Factors associated with the accident were inadequate transition training, and insufficient training standards of the operator/management.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
