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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18135 · Yentna Glacier, AK · August 17, 1988

Date
August 17, 1988 · 20:30 local
Place
Yentna Glacier, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2460A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA114
Reported as
Piper PA18135
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,311 total1,250 in this make and model70 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.

Brake locked on takeoff roll from gravel bar causing aircraft to nose over. Found mud snow and ice in brake.

As the FAA filed it

BRAKE LOCKED ON TAKEOFF ROLL FROM GRAVEL BAR CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. FOUND MUD SNOW AND ICE IN BRAKE.

NTSB investigation

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