# Accident 20140913020379A: Piper PA-18-135, Skwentna, AK, September 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2014, 14:23 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7100° N, 151.5200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7100&lon=-151.5200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N959E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N959E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320 series (registry code 42389, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 8,600 total, 1,200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140913020379A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPT 13, 14.5 NM SW OF SKWENTNA AK, PIPER PA-18, N959E, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A WET, SOFT UNIMPROVED OFF AIRPORT SITE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE TAKEOFF AREA IN 8 FOOT TALL BRUSH APPROXIMATELY 1300 FEET FROM START OF TAKEOFF ROLL.  PILOT REPORTED AIRCRAFT WEIGHT AT TAKEOFF 1650 LBS; WITHIN CG LIMITS; WEATHER INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM AK AVIATION WEBSITE PRIOR TO FLIGHT; LAST ANNUAL JULY 2014;  2 HOURS OF FUEL ONBOARD;  AND NO MECHANICAL ISSUES PRIOR TO OR DURING ACCIDENT EVENT.

## 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 ANC14CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA079), Sep 13, 2014: Piper PA 18-135 (N959E), Susitna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusting, variable wind conditions during initial climb after 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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