- Date
- July 11, 1983, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ninilchik, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1423ZPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830711074739A
- Case key
- 4142
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt had selected a 1500 ft area of moist sand along a beach area for his takeoff. He stated that the wind had increased from 10 to 20 KTS during his 2 1/2 hrs on the ground. Reportedly, he took off into the wind with 1 notch (10 deg) of flaps & the acft rolled aprx 50 ft & became airborne. The plt experienced control difficulty as he departed ground effect. Subsequently, it entered a right bank, began descending, then crashed. The plt stated that the left wing tank was low on fuel, while the right tank was full.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1423Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-1924
- Airframe hours
- 4,585
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Neil Arthur Webster
- Registered owner
- Larry G. Berry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 60 hours before
- Destination
- Polly Creek, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 280 total · 63 in this make and model · 2,213 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.