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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18 · Mccarthy, AK · July 18, 1985

Date
July 18, 1985 · 21:45 local
Place
Mccarthy, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1109A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC85LA132
Reported as
Piper PA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
282 total82 in this make and model78 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.

Lifted off rough runway at low airspeed. Added full flaps but aircraft would not climb. Flipped over in tundra.

As the FAA filed it

LIFTED OFF ROUGH RUNWAY AT LOW AIRSPEED. ADDED FULL FLAPS BUT AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB. FLIPPED OVER IN TUNDRA.

NTSB investigation

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