What happened
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Lost partial power and crashed during takeoff. Cause unknown. No defects found.
As the FAA filed it
LOST PARTIAL POWER AND CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF. CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO DEFECTS FOUND.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N9796P · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
Accident 20040905022089ANormal Cruise · Cantwell, AK(-23) On September 3, 2004 about 1900 Alaska daylight time, aircraft N9796P, a Piper PA-18-150 was destroyed by fire following a forced landing about 25 miles northeast of Cantwell, Alaska. The solo pilot received minor injuries. The flight departed the…Accident 19801018067399AUnauth Low Level Opns · Fornillo, TXDragged wing tip on fence post looking at cattle in feedlot, impact severed aileron, crash landed.