The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska
Location: Nikolai, AK
Accident Number: ANC21LA077
Date & Time: August 27, 2021, 19:30 Local
Registration: N2579M
Aircraft: Piper PA-12
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N2579M
Model/Series: PA-12
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: PAFS,414 ft msl
Observation Time: 19:01 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 52 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 7°C /-1°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Few / 4900 ft AGL
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 5 knots / , 300°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 6500 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.99 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Nikolai, AK
Destination: Nikolai, AK
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 63.01,-152.48 (est)
Didn't crash due to a gust of wind. Crash due to pilot error.
ReplyDeleteOne hundred percent correct. It's really annoying how many pilots ruin perfectly good airplanes while landing and then say, "Oh, a sudden gust of wind..." Learn how to fly, you guys.
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