# Accident 19941217041719A: Piper PA18150, Juneau, AK, December 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.5798° N, 134.7706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5798&lon=-134.7706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5285J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5285J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18150
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941217041719A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART A 500 FT BEACH AREA AT GROSS WEIGHT. RAN INTO BUSHES JUST PRIOR TO ROTATION.

## 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 ANC95LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA021), Dec 17, 1994: Piper PA-18 (N5285J), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N5285J (1)

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

- [Accident 19931005040139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931005040139A), Oct 5, 1993: Piper PA18150 (N5285J), Haines, AK, Substantial damage. Both main gear collapsed after bounced landing at remote strip. Fractures in longeron tubes.

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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