- Date
- September 1, 1984, 07:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rohn River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9474DPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840901050639A
- Case key
- 4360
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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 would not lift off in the distance the plt thought. The density alt was near 1500 ft and the plt had 130 lbs in the rear seat and baggage area. The plt said that the acft bounced during the roll and then ground looped.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9474D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 186819
- Airframe hours
- 1,633
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Len O. Hannaman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 15, 1984
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 270 total · 130 in this make and model · 100 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.