At about 19:00 Alaska daylight time, a Piper Super Cub crashed into the ocean about 19 miles south of Teller. The pilot was not on board the airplane at the time. The pilot had landed on a beach landing site and was returning to Nome. He was starting the airplane by hand-propping the engine from outside the airplane, but apparently the throttle was advanced too far. When the engine started the airplane took off, climbed to about 500 feet, and slowly turned toward the beach. The airplane crashed into the ocean about 100 feet from his location. He was reported overdue by a relative, and located by the crew of an Alaska National Guard helicopter about 26 hours later.
July 18, Teller, Alaska / Piper PA18 Super Cub
At about 19:00 Alaska daylight time, a Piper Super Cub crashed into the ocean about 19 miles south of Teller. The pilot was not on board the airplane at the time. The pilot had landed on a beach landing site and was returning to Nome. He was starting the airplane by hand-propping the engine from outside the airplane, but apparently the throttle was advanced too far. When the engine started the airplane took off, climbed to about 500 feet, and slowly turned toward the beach. The airplane crashed into the ocean about 100 feet from his location. He was reported overdue by a relative, and located by the crew of an Alaska National Guard helicopter about 26 hours later....
Key Takeaways:
- A Piper Super Cub crashed into the ocean after its pilot, while hand-propping the engine, inadvertently caused the plane to take off with an advanced throttle setting, leaving him on the beach.
- The unoccupied aircraft climbed to about 500 feet before turning and crashing into the ocean approximately 100 feet from the stranded pilot.
- The pilot was reported overdue and subsequently located and rescued by the Alaska National Guard about 26 hours after the incident.
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