- Date
- June 25, 1982, 02:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N90946Piper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820625025119A
- Case key
- 70649
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the takeoff roll, the aircraft became airborne prematurely as it crossed over a dip in the runway. As it bounced, it also veered to the left toward saplings beside the runway. The pilot reported that he was in a nose high stall, but he lowered the nose and began to regain control. However, the left wing hit a windsock pole, and then the plane veered left again; contacted trees, and crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90946
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8109051
- Airframe hours
- 213
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Karl Monetti
- Registered owner
- Karl Monetti
- Departed
- Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- Boutins Strip, runway 24, 1,000 × 0 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 168 total · 168 in this make and model · 148 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.