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FAA incident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Montague Island, AK · October 15, 1988

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Date
October 15, 1988 · 14:30 local
Place
Montague Island, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8965C
Reported as
Piper PA18135
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,500 total2,400 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days
N8965CRegistered now · Piper PA-18-135S/N 18-2945 · Built 1953Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-290 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

Hit trees with left wing tip on liftoff. Veered left, aborted and ground looped. Flew damaged aircraft back to base

As the FAA filed it

HIT TREES WITH LEFT WING TIP ON LIFTOFF. VEERED LEFT, ABORTED AND GROUND LOOPED. FLEW DAMAGED AIRCRAFT BACK TO BASE