- Date
- June 30, 1991, 19:00 local (Jul 1, 1991, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Delta Junction, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1476CPiper PA-18-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19910630025689A
- Case key
- 5570
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Probable cause
Was the pilot-in-command's loss of control during the takeoff run, thereby allowing the airplane to stray from the runway's centerline and to strike some high vegetation.
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
According to the pilot-in-command, he started his take off run to the east and was aware of the dog leg in the runway. He negotiated the dog leg in the runway. He negotiated the dog leg, a 10 to 15 degree turn to the right, and the airplane continued to the right despite his pedal corrections, until it struck some high vegetation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1476C
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-2681
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jerry Jacques
- Registered owner
- Jerry Jacques
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1990
- Destination
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Airport
- NONE · Portage Creek, runway 9, 1,300 × 15 ft, dirt
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,100 total · 300 in this make and model · 2,000 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 0° at 4 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.