# Accident 19940718018729A: Piper PA31310, Mccarthy, AK, July 18, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1994, 11:40 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Airport: Mccarthy Nr2 Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ELIA
- Location: 55.9205° N, 159.4905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9205&lon=-159.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6CC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6CC-2011-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31310
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940718018729A

## Narrative

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

POOR ACCELERATION ON TAKEOFF. LIFTOFF NEAR END RUNWAY TOO SLOW TO CLIMBOUT GROUND EFFECT. BRAKES HAD OVERHEATED.

## 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 ANC94FA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94FA087), Jul 18, 1994: Piper PA-31-310 (N6CC), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE OF THE PARKING BRAKE DURING THE TAKEOFF AND NOT ABORTING THE TAKEOFF. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE AIRPLANE CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N6CC (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920201004259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920201004259I), Feb 1, 1992: Piper PA31310 (N6CC), Big Lake, AK. Left overwing exit window departed on descent. Suspect handle not locked.
- [Incident 19810428022469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810428022469I), Apr 28, 1981: Piper PA31 (N6CC), Port Heiden, AK, Minor damage. Zd after three passes at runway in deteriating weather landed on graded area adjacent to runway.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.