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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper STCPA18 · Pilot Point, AK · September 26, 1986

Date
September 26, 1986 · 18:30 local
Place
Pilot Point, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4371A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC86LA166
Reported as
Piper STCPA18
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A2A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total400 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Lost directional control during takeoff run on a road. Cartwheeled after wheel hit a berm in the tundra.

As the FAA filed it

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF RUN ON A ROAD. CARTWHEELED AFTER WHEEL HIT A BERM IN THE 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.