# Accident 20120831020669A: Piper PA-18, Healy, AK, August 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Healy, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1250° N, 147.7844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1250&lon=-147.7844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1620A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1620A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18 (registry code 7101802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 198 total, 129 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831020669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PASSENGER LANDED AT REMOTE PRIVATE LANDING STRIP. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART AREA WITH NORMAL UPWIND TAKEOFF BUT SLIGHTLY UPGRADE TAKEOFF USING LESS THAN THE FULL STRIP. AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE AFTER TAKEOFF TO CLEAR TREES AND BUSHES. AIRCRAFT CRASHED AT THE END OF THE STRIP WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS.

## 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 ANC12CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12CA109), Aug 31, 2012: Piper PA-18 (N1620A), Healy, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, resulting in an aborted takeoff 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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