# Accident 20040906021109A: Piper PA18, Healy, AK, September 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2004, 14:30 local time
- Place: Healy, AK
- Airport: Healy River Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.8444° N, 148.2875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.8444&lon=-148.2875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7472D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7472D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906021109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC STATED THAT DURING DOWNWIND/DOWNSLOPE TAKEOFF FROM GRAVEL-BAR HE LOST CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT TIPPED FORWARD ONTO ITS BACK DAMAGING THE RUDDER AND ELEVATORS.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC04CA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA105), Sep 6, 2004: Piper PA-18 (N7472D), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with vegetation and a nose…

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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