- Date
- August 17, 1988, 20:30 local (Aug 18, 1988, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Yenta Glacier, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2460APiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880817048419A
- Case key
- 5055
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 - on ground/water
Landing gear,normal brake system - frozenCause
Aircraft preflight - improperCause
Directional control - not possibleCause
Nose over
Analysis
During the takeoff roll on the gravel bar, the pilot lost directional control of the airplane causing the plane to nose over on its back. Examination of the left brake revealed that the brake was frozen with mud.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2460A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 181945
- Airframe hours
- 3,473
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wayne Kubat
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1988 · 29 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,311 total · 1,250 in this make and model · 1,250 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 52 °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.