- Date
- September 7, 1984, 20:10 local (Sep 8, 1984, 04:10 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5127YPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840907048849A
- Case key
- 4364
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the plt, he was taking off from a hay field to the east toward trees that were up to 80 ft tall. He estimated a right quartering head wind at 15 KTS gusting to 25 KTS. He stated that he encountered a downdraft just before reaching the area of the trees. Reportedly, he maneuvered to avoid a tall tree, but was unable to maintain his airspeed. Subsequently, the acft settled into trees & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5127Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187895
- Airframe hours
- 1
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Leo M. Kammermeyer Jr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- PAQ · Palmer, AK
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
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,500 total · 1,502 in this make and model · 3,500 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 39 °F
- 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.
Other investigations on N5127Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.