# Accident 19980816021419A: Piper PA18135, Tok, AK, August 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1998, 09:00 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.1807° N, 143.1008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1807&lon=-143.1008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8252C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8252C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18135
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC98LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980816021419A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED ON TAKEOFF UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (.4) THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOUTHWESTERLY DEPARTURE FROM A 650 FEET LONG OFF AIRPORT LANDING SITE. HE STATED THAT ABOUT MIDWAY INTO THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT FAILED TO GAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR A STAND OF WILLOW TREES AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF RUN.  DURING AN INTERVIEW THE PILOT SAID: 'I WAS ABOUT 5 OR 6 FEET HIGH WHEN THE STRONG WINDS PUSHED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE WILLOWS AT THE END OF THE TAKEOFF AREA.'  THE PILOT REPORTED IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT TO THE NTSB, THAT THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS, WITH PEAK GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS.

## 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 ANC98LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA124), Aug 16, 1998: Piper PA-18-150 (N8252C), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident were gusty winds.

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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