- Date
- July 3, 1978
- Place
- Skwentna, AK · SKWENTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3876ZPiper PA-18
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780703018579A
- Case key
- 140439
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3959 78/7/3 NR.SKWENTNA,AK PIPER PA-18 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 109 TIME - 0900 N3876Z PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TALCHULITNA LODGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKWENTNA,AK LAKE CREEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- TAILWHEEL NOT ENGAGED PRIOR TO TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3876Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Talchulitna Lodge
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.