- Date
- September 24, 1976
- Place
- Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7286DPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760924035039A
- Case key
- 155564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3648 76/9/24 CHITINA,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 13000 TIME - UNK/NR N7286D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHITINA,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- TKOF AREA ABT 400FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7286D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7286DRegistration cancelled Jul 8, 2013 · Piper PA-18AAirframe modelPiper PA-18AEngine 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 N7286D · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC84LA033Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe plt stated that just prior to the eng failure, the left fuel tank 'was empty' and the right tank contained approximately 1/8 of a tank of fuel. The plt suspected fuel starvation.NTSB ANC83LA176Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBig Lake, AKThe acft collided with bushes at the departure end of the rwy. The pilot told the investigator that he attempted to takeoff from the grass strip but aborted at the last moment. He said he was unable to stop the acft before striking bushes at the departure end.