N897SP

We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.

Safety history

  • June 6, 1999Accident

    The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control. A related factor was the gusty quartering tailwind.

    Piper PA-18

  • June 20, 1982Accident

    DURING TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 150 TO 200 FT AGL. SUBSEQUENTLY, DURING A FORCED LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT FLEW THROUGH A ROW OF TREES WHEN THE PILOT TRIED TO REACH AN OPEN AREA THAT TURNED OUT TO BE A GRAVE YARD. THE PILOT BELIEVED THAT EACH FUEL TANK WAS AT LEAST 1/4 FULL AND REPORTED THAT THE POWER LOSS OCCURRED DURING A NORMAL CLIMB. THE FIRE WALL FUEL STRAINER AND CARBURETOR BOWL WERE FOUND FULL OF FUEL AND NO CONTAMINATION WAS NOTED. ALSO, AN EXAMINATION OF THE EN

    Piper PA-18