# Accident 20110824021599A: Piper PA-18-150, Beluga, AK, August 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2011, 19:10 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2719° N, 151.7703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2719&lon=-151.7703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8491Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8491Y) (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 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,300 total, 185 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110824021599A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT FLEW TO THE AREA AND WAS HUNTING FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE HOURS PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR ANCHORAGE. HE TOOK OFF TO THE SOUTH WITH A QUARTERING HEADWIND. AT ROTATION, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED HIS LEFT WING CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC11CA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA086), Aug 25, 2011: Piper PA-18-150 (N8491Y), Beluga Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff with an unfavorable wind which resulted in a loss of directional control, and collision with terrain.

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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