- Date
- May 1, 1986, 18:00 local (May 2, 1986, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2536BConsolidated-Vultee L-13
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860501015099A
- Case key
- 4658
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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
During the takeoff roll the pilot lost control of the aircraft, the acft exited the runway and rolled over on its right side. The inspection of both tailwheel and tailwheel assembly revealed very loose cables between the locking handle and the tailwheel. At the time of the accident the pilot had only six hours in the type of aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2536B
- Reported as
- Consolidated-Vultee L-13
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 47355
- Engine
- Lycoming R-680, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Phillip Schacht
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 28, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- MTF · Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- MTF · Metro Field, runway 6, 4,400 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 55
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,000 total · 6 in this make and model · 4,000 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 23 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FAI, 3 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.