- Date
- September 5, 1976
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N83362Piper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760905034689A
- Case key
- 156166
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3845 76/9/5 MCGRATH,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 39, 66 TOTAL TIME - 0730 N83362 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGRATH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ACFT FAILED TO DEVELOP FULL POWER ON TKOF. FROST OBSERVED ON WINGS IMMEDIATELY AFTER ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N83362
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mcgrath
N83362Registered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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