- Date
- September 5, 1986, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Farewell, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5907YPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860905045969A
- Case key
- 4734
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Weather condition - gustsCause
Judgment - poorFactor
Weather condition - crosswindCause
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Analysis
Aircraft lost control and crashed while attempting takeoff from gravel bar. Pilot estimated left crosswind to be 10 gusting to 30 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5907Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-8414
- Airframe hours
- 2,605
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2BTC, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert N. Holt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 17, 1986 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- Gravel Bar, AK
- Destination
- Gravel Bar, AK
N5907YRegistered now · Piper PA-18-150Airframe modelPiper PA-18-150Engine 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 800 total · 559 in this make and model · 44 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 10 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N5907Y · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC18LA080Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDelta Junction, AKThe total loss of engine power due to carburetor icing, which resulted from the pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating at low power settings in conditions conducive to the formation of carburetor ice.NTSB ANC82DA098Accident · No injuriesFinal reportNear Port Alswo, AKAccording to the pilot, he was landing on the tundra as he had done before. After rolling about 3/4 of the way down the strip, the main wheels hit a dip and the plane nosed over.