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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-18-150 · Bethel, AK · April 9, 2025

Date
April 9, 2025 · 10:30 local
Place
Bethel, AK
Airport
Bethel, H Marker Lake
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
YGZC
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57617
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC25LA033
Reported as
Piper PA-18-150
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot attempted takeoff with quartering tailwind on a slick iced over lake, aborted takeoff, unable to stop and struck the FAR bank.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH QUARTERING TAILWIND ON A SLICK ICED OVER LAKE, ABORTED TAKEOFF, UNABLE TO STOP AND STRUCK THE FAR BANK.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N57617 · 4

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