- Date
- June 4, 1991, 19:00 local (Jun 5, 1991, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Naknek, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9727PPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910604020379A
- Case key
- 5550
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the attempted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the rough takeoff area and the trees along the side of the takeoff area.
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 stated that during the takeoff run, he veered left to avoid running over a big bump. The left wing then hit some small trees causing him to lose directional control and ground loop the airplane. The right wing then struck the ground. The takeoff area was an old abandoned fish cannery strip.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9727P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-7609006
- Airframe hours
- 688
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Craig C. Coggins
- Registered owner
- Craig C. Coggins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 18, 1991 · 29 hours before
- Departed
- NONE · Naknek, AK
- Destination
- NONE · Egegik, 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 469 total · 93 in this make and model · 435 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.