- Date
- August 20, 1986, 10:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Two Lakes, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7481KPiper PA-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860820044399A
- Case key
- 4719
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - gustsCause
Wind information - not understoodCause
Weather condition - unfavorable windCause
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Airspeed - not maintainedCause
In flight collision with object
Analysis
The pilot lost control of the aircraft on the initial climb. The pilot stated that after takeoff the wind shifted 180 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7481K
- Reported as
- Piper PA-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20396
- Airframe hours
- 3,718
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320 SERIES, 130 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ted W. Greene
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 4, 1986 · 30 hours before
N7481KRegistered now · Piper PA-20-135Airframe modelPiper PA-20-135Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,317 total · 2,248 in this make and model · 2,378 as pilot in command · 146 in the last 90 days · 70 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 30 °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 N7481K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.