# Accident 19910630025689A: Piper PA18150, Delta Junctin, AK, June 30, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: Delta Junctin, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.7009° N, 144.8901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.7009&lon=-144.8901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1476C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1476C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910630025689A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC91LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA086), Jul 1, 1991: Piper PA-18-150 (N1476C), Delta Junction, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN, THEREBY ALLOWING THE AIRPLANE TO STRAY FROM THE RUNWAY'S CENTERLINE AND TO STRIKE SOME HIGH VEGETATION.

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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