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FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Farewell Lake, AK · March 3, 2008

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Date
March 3, 2008 · 12:00 local
Place
Farewell Lake, AK
Airport
Farewell Lake
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N985W
Reported as
Piper PA18150
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,250 total650 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days
N985WRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150S/N 18-7609 · Built 1961Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Aircraft took off from Farewell Lake in the direction of Farewell lodge. The pilot reported that at fifty feet in the air the aircraft was not able to maintain a positive rate of climb. The aircraft hit a tree with the left wing then the aircraft hit an outbuilding at the lodge. Last regulatory check ride is being investigated and will be provided after determination.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM FAREWELL LAKE IN THE DIRECTION OF FAREWELL LODGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AT FIFTY FEET IN THE AIR THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING THEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN OUTBUILDING AT THE LODGE. LAST REGULATORY CHECK RIDE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND WILL BE PROVIDED AFTER DETERMINATION.

Other reports on N985W · 1

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

Accident 20150604008722AGround/Ramp/Ma · Mccarthy, AKOn June 4, 2015, about 1100 Alaska daylight time, the pilot-in-command of N985W, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, was struck by the spinning propeller while attempting to load the airplane, 15 miles east of Mccarthy, Alaska. The airplane sustained minor damage and…Jun 4, 2015 · Minor damage