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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Chicken, AK · March 28, 1979

Date
March 28, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Chicken, AK
Airport
Chicken
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5425Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAA09
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,449 total408 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Partial power loss on takeoff. Unable to sustain flight. Crashed off end of runway. Possible carbureator icing.

As the FAA filed it

PARTIAL POWER LOSS ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. CRASHED OFF END OF RUNWAY. POSSIBLE CARBUREATOR ICING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.