# Accident 20140826016959A: Piper PA-18-150, Anchorage, AK, August 26, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2014, 22:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 55.9203° N, 159.4905° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9203&lon=-159.4905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5616Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5616Y) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 185 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140826016959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM AN AIRSTRIP 55 MILES WEST OF ANCHORAGE NEAR COAL CREEK WHEN HIS LEFT WING TIP HIT A TREE AND CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE AIRSPEED. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND AND ROLLED OUT THROUGH TREES DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND STRUT AND TIPPING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS NOSE.

PTRS AL01201402968

## 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 ANC14CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA070), Aug 27, 2014: Piper PA 18-150 (N5616Y), Beluga, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, resulting in an inflight collision with vegetation/brush 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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