- Date
- June 26, 1976
- Place
- Willow, AK · WILLOW, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7518KPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760626022789A
- Case key
- 154615
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2626 76/6/26 NR.WILLOW,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 173 TIME - 1210 N7518K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 101 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNNAMED DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WILLOW,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- DOWNSLOPE WITH HIGH GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7518K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Unnamed
N7518KRegistered now · Piper PA-18-135Airframe modelPiper PA-18-135Engine modelLycoming 0-235 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.