# Accident 19900719030739A: Piper PA24400, Bettles, AK, July 19, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1990, 08:24 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Airport: Bettles
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 67.2402° N, 152.2702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2402&lon=-152.2702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8508P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8508P-1992-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-400 (registry code 7102408, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 316 total, 106 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900719030739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE HIGH AFTER TAKEOFF ROLL. LEFT WING HIT TREE. AIRCRAFT BURNED. WAS ATTEMPTING SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC90LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA120), Jul 19, 1990: Piper PA-24-400 (N8508P), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN AIRSPEED DURING TAKEOFF.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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