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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Coldfoot, AK · July 5, 1990

Date
July 5, 1990 · 13:10 local
Place
Coldfoot, AK
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6374J
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA112
Reported as
Piper PA28180
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total1,300 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.

Settled into trees and burned after takeoff from sod strip. Gusty crosswind, poorly maintained engine lacked power.

As the FAA filed it

SETTLED INTO TREES AND BURNED AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SOD STRIP. GUSTY CROSSWIND, POORLY MAINTAINED ENGINE LACKED POWER.

NTSB investigation

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