Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.
— NTSB Determination
The certificated private pilot was flying in support of checking his trap lines and was in cruise flight about 800 feet above the ground. The engine suddenly quit, and the pilot selected a gravel bar on a river for an emergency landing area. He overshot the intended landing spot, and the airplane collided with water. The airplane was recovered from the river and disassembled for repair by the pilot. He did not report finding a cause for the loss of power.
The certificated private pilot was flying in support of checking his trap lines and was in cruise flight about 800 feet above the ground. The engine suddenly quit, and the pilot selected a gravel bar on a river for an emergency landing area. He overshot the intended landing spot, and the airplane collided with water.…
The accident on 1995-10-18 involved a Piper PA-18, registration N6550Z, operated by Daniel C. Herman, at Red Devil, AK.
Loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. The lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing was a related factor.
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