- Date
- June 24, 1983, 19:15 local (Jun 25, 1983, 03:15 UTC)
- Place
- Kasilof, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4523MPiper PA-11
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830624070259A
- Case key
- 4145
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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
The acft collided with trees and crashed during takeoff. The plt stated he made several attempts to get airborne in bothdirections from the strip and when he finally got airborne he struck a tree and crashed. The plt statements varied during several interviews regarding the eng performance of the aircraft and alluded to a defective or worn camshaft. However, during a subsequent telephone interview the plt stated that he may have inadvertantly left the carburetor heat on while attempting his takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4523M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-11
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 11-27
- Airframe hours
- 1,955
- Engine
- Continental C90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Craig Rooke
- Registered owner
- Universal Life Church
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 19, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Airport
- Johnson Lake
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 67 total · 14 in this make and model · 24 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4523M · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.