- Date
- October 1, 1987, 18:15 local (Oct 2, 1987, 02:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wind River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N54763Piper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4965
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 engine power(partial) - nonmechanical
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Fuel system,carburetor - iceCause
Carburetor heat - improper use ofCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The acft lost power during takeoff and the acft stall/mushed back to ground contact. The pilot stated that the partial power failure was due to carburetor icing. The examination of the aircraft engine revealed no mechanical failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54763
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 187609054
- Airframe hours
- 1,550
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard M. Reid
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 6, 1987 · 200 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
N54763Registered 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
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,605 total · 120 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 205 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg