N8560C is a 1953 Piper PA-18. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-290 series rated at 140 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Wasilla, AK. Its multiple airworthiness certificate was issued in Jun 1961. It has been registered to its current owner since Jul 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 73 years old
- 1 of 481 Piper PA-18
2024
1961
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing on the narrow unimproved airstrip in gusty wind conditions, the airplane drifted right of center, and he was unable to recover. Subsequently, the right wing impacted trees off the right side of the unimproved airstrip.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
An automated weather observation system about 26 nautical miles from the accident site reported, about the time of the accident, the wind from 010° at 9 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
The pilot reported weather conditions as, good other than gusting wind when entering and in the river valley.
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