- Date
- September 5, 1976
- Place
- Baird Mts, AK · BAIRD MTS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8996YPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760905032039A
- Case key
- 149736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3141 76/9/5 BAIRD MTS,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1600 N8996Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 36, 9500 TOTAL HOURS, 600 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAIRD MTS,AK KOTZEBUE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- ACFT WENT OVR CLIFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8996Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8996YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8996Y · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC21LA054Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision and the gusty tailwind conditions.NTSB GAA16CA004Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTalkeetna, AKThe pilot's excessive brake application during landing, which resulted in a nose-over.NTSB ANC80DAG62Accident · No injuriesClosedWillow, AK