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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22-150 · Caribou Creek, AK · May 19, 1990

Date
May 19, 1990 · 15:30 local
Place
Caribou Creek, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4363A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA070
Reported as
Piper PA22150
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,000 total175 in this make and model

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What happened

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

Gust of wind struck aircraft on takeoff. Lost control and crashed. Area was unimproved remote rough grass strip.

As the FAA filed it

GUST OF WIND STRUCK AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. AREA WAS UNIMPROVED REMOTE ROUGH GRASS STRIP.

NTSB investigation

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