- Date
- July 25, 1987, 18:00 local (Jul 26, 1987, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7470DPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 29, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870725038689A
- Case key
- 4879
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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
The pilot of the float equipped airplane attempted to takeoff in crosswind conditions that exceeded the demonstrated capability of the aircraft. The pilot stated that while taking off to the north, with winds out of the west gusting to 20 knots, the right wing stalled and the aircraft spiraled to the right, colliding with the shore.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7470D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 185801
- Airframe hours
- 4,722
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Oliver J. Amend
- Registered owner
- Oliver Jean Amend
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 27, 1987
- Departed
- Kustatan, AK
- Destination
- LHD · Anchorage, 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,300 total · 2,000 in this make and model · 150 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.