# Accident 19960831025339A: Piper PA18, Mccarthy, AK, August 31, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1996, 20:00 local time
- Place: Mccarthy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9199° N, 159.4899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9199&lon=-159.4899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1879A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1879A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- Reported engine: LYC O320B2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960831025339A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPT TAKEOFF ON A RIDGE IN GUSTY WIND. DRAGGED WING IN BRUSH. VEERED SIDEWAYS. OTHER WING HIT. FOLDED LEFT MAIN.

## 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 ANC96LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA138), Sep 1, 1996: Piper PA-18 (N1879A), Mccarthy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions, and his selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff site. A factor associated with the accident was the gusty wind.

## Other reports on N1879A (1)

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

- [Incident 19780923027159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780923027159I), Sep 23, 1978: Piper PA18 (N1879A), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. Pilot applied power to climb and engine quit. Suspect carb ice.

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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