- Date
- July 18, 1985, 21:45 local (Jul 19, 1985, 05:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mccarthy, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1109APiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850718032699A
- Case key
- 4528
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot-in-command was departing from a 600 foot long airstrip at a 3400 foot field elevation. The takeoff run was downslope and the pilot had to pull the airplane off the ground by use of the control stick and the application of full flaps, the 40 degree position. The airplane lifted off but would not climb. The pilot had to maneuver around a hill and he lowered the nose and reduced the flaps to 20 degrees in an efford to gain airspeed. The airplane continued to descend and flew into the ground whereupon it nosed over and burned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1109A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-701
- Airframe hours
- 2,186
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger Morris
- Registered owner
- Brent Jones
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 21, 1985
- Departed
- AK
- Airport
- No Name
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 282 total · 82 in this make and model · 180 as pilot in command · 78 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 90 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.