# Accident 20090917049689A: Piper PA-18-150, September 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2009, 11:07 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3167° N, 142.9561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3167&lon=-142.9561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N874SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N874SC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-150 (registry code 7101828, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 100 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090917049689A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING GALVIN'S CABIN; A 600' TO 700' HUNTING STRIP LOCATED IN THE YUKON-CHARLEY NATIONAL PRESERVE. HE LOADED THREE CARIBOU IN THE SUPER CUB. DURING THE DEPARTURE ROLL THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES ON THE THIRD TIME HE WAS OVER THE CHARLIE RIVER WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SETTLED INTO THE WATER FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. NO INJURIES. PTRS #200903138

## 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 ANC09CA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA101), Sep 17, 2009: Piper PA-18-180 (N874SC), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area, resulting in a runway excursion and a nose over during takeoff.

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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