# Accident 19960826038899A: Piper PA18135, Horsfeld, AK, August 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1996, 11:30 local time
- Place: Horsfeld, AK
- Airport: Horsfeld Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.9996° N, 141.6903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.9996&lon=-141.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2683A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2683A) (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 PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960826038899A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC96LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA169), Aug 26, 1996: Piper PA-18-160 (N2683A), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature lift-off. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven airstrip.

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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