- Date
- June 23, 1988, 13:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Bethel, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N5630HPiper PA-16
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880623023679A
- Case key
- 5011
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 276 hour private pilot attempted to take off from the Bethel airport, Bethel, AK., on runway 36 in a left crosswind condition given by the tower as 280 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot stated that shortly after the takeoff roll began, the left wing lifted abruptly, and the airplane veered towards the right edge of the runway. He was unable to maintain directional control and elected to reduce power just as he became airborne and went off the right side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5630H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-16
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 16-241
- Airframe hours
- 1,665
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 125 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Scott N. Mathews
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 16, 1987 · 122 hours before
- Destination
- AKI · Akiak, AK
- Airport
- BET · Bethel, runway 36, 6,399 × 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
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 276 total · 191 in this make and model · 223 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 41 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,400 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BET
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.