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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-11 · Beluga Mountain, AK · March 28, 1989

Date
March 28, 1989 · 15:00 local
Place
Beluga Mountain, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4620M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC89LA064
Reported as
Piper PA11
Reported engine
Continental C8512F
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total83 in this make and model34 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.

On takeoff struck a snow berm collapsing right main gear. Landed ski equipped craft on snow field for pictures.

As the FAA filed it

ON TAKEOFF STRUCK A SNOW BERM COLLAPSING RIGHT MAIN GEAR. LANDED SKI EQUIPPED CRAFT ON SNOW FIELD FOR PICTURES.

NTSB investigation

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