- Date
- August 14, 1983, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Eagle, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4894APiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830814040509A
- Case key
- 4154
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot stated that he felt the engine did not develop full power during takeoff, possibly due to formation of carburetor ice during rain showers. Instead of aborting, he continued and the acft struck trees on the departure.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4894A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-4996
- Airframe hours
- 2,255
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Efrem Razummy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1983 · 48 hours before
- Destination
- FBK · Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- Prade Ground, runway 15, 1,600 × ft, grass/turf
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
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 48 in this make and model · 32 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORT, 110 nm away
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 N4894A · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.