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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA18150 · Delta Junctin, AK · June 30, 1991

Date
June 30, 1991 · 19:00 local
Place
Delta Junctin, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1476C
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC91LA086
Reported as
Piper PA18150
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A1A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,100 total300 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Failed to maintain directional control departing mining strip. Ran in bushes and ground looped. Rudder checked ok.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DEPARTING MINING STRIP. RAN IN BUSHES AND GROUND LOOPED. RUDDER CHECKED OK.

NTSB investigation

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