# Accident 20150720014409A: Piper PA-18-135, Dillingham, AK, July 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2015, 21:30 local time
- Place: Dillingham, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0500° N, 158.5814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0500&lon=-158.5814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8761C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8761C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18-135 (registry code 7101820, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-18-135
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 889 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150720014409A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH POWER. PILOT CONTINUED TO ROTATE FOR TAKEOFF INSTEAD OF ABORTING. WITNESS REPORT THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, DRAGGING THE HEELS OF THE FLOATS. AICRAFT RAN OUT OF WATER AND RAN AGROUND, FLIPPING AROUND. BOTH FLOATS RIPPED OFF, RIGHT WING DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC15LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA056), Jul 21, 2015: Piper PA 18-150 (N8761C), Dillingham, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's improper decision to continue…

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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