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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-135 · Horsfeld, AK · August 26, 1996

Date
August 26, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place
Horsfeld, AK
Airport
Horsfeld Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2683A
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC96LA169
Reported as
Piper PA18135
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total500 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Attempted takeoff gusty wind on unimproved strip. Bounced into early liftoff. Veered off runway. Wing struck a tree

As the FAA filed it

ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF GUSTY WIND ON UNIMPROVED STRIP. BOUNCED INTO EARLY LIFTOFF. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. WING STRUCK A TREE

NTSB investigation

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