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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Coal Creek, AK · September 22, 1990

Date
September 22, 1990 · 18:00 local
Place
Coal Creek, AK
Airport
Coal Creek Airport
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
EQKC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7580Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC90LA183
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,500 total4,300 in this make and model280 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.

Unable to obtain flying speed on snow covered strip. Aborted late and ran into trees. Snow and ice on airframe.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO OBTAIN FLYING SPEED ON SNOW COVERED STRIP. ABORTED LATE AND RAN INTO TREES. SNOW AND ICE ON AIRFRAME.

NTSB investigation

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