19810926062859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Fairbanks, AK · September 26, 1981

Date
September 26, 1981 · 17:56 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7145K
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC81FAA38
Reported as
Piper PA18
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,050 total1,000 in this make and model100 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.

Struck sandbar on river takeoff, flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK SANDBAR ON RIVER TAKEOFF, FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N7145K · 2

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