# Accident 20120710014929A: Piper PA-18-150, Beluga, AK, July 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Beluga, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2686° N, 152.0586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2686&lon=-152.0586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4272Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4272Z) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 730 total, 175 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120710014929A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKE OFF FROM A MOUNTAIN RIDGE, THE AIRMAN ALLOWED THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND AFTER EXPERIENCING A STRONG CROSSWIND GUST.  THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 ANC12CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA074), Jul 11, 2012: Piper PA-18-150 (N4272Z), Tynoek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

## Other reports on N4272Z (1)

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

- [Incident 20250222003979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250222003979I), Feb 22, 2025: Piper PA-18-150 (N4272Z), Alexander Creek, AK, Minor damage. Airman made a "normal approach to landing" on an unimproved landing strip near Alexander Creek. The gravel strip had patches of ice on the landing surface.…

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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