- Date
- June 25, 1969
- Place
- Takotna, AK · TAKOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4894APiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172438
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3007 69/6/25 TAKOTNA,ALAS PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 42, 618 TIME - 1700 N4894A PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 550 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAKOTNA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,ALAS TAKOTNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4894A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Takotna
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Other investigations on N4894A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA155Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle, AKThe damage sustained when striking a rock during the previous takeoff roll which resulted in the main landing gear's collapse during landing.NTSB ANC83LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEagle, AKThe pilot stated that he felt the engine did not develop full power during takeoff, possibly due to formation of carburetor ice during rain showers. Instead of aborting, he continued and the acft struck trees on the departure.