- Date
- June 6, 1978
- Place
- Eureka Lodge, AK · EUREKA LODGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8562DPiper PA-18A
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780606015229A
- Case key
- 140437
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3952 78/6/6 NR.EUREKA LODGE,AK PIPER PA-18A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 1200 TIME - 1830 N8562D PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUREKA LODGE,AK TAHNETA PASS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL REMARKS- UPHILL TKOF WITH GUSTY QUARTERING CROSSWIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8562D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8562DRegistered 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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