- Date
- August 10, 1992, 10:20 local (18:20 UTC)
- Place
- Iliamna, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7394WPiper PA-28-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920810030359A
- Case key
- 5772
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the rough/uneven terrain.
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 said that the airplane failed to gain flying speed before running off the end of the 1300 foot gravel strip and nosing over on the tundra. The pilot estimated the weight of the airplane at the time of the accident to be 122 pounds below the certificated maximum gross weight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7394W
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-1282
- Airframe hours
- 2,317
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A3A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert L. Moreland Sr.
- Registered owner
- Robert L. Moreland Sr.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 16, 1991 · 24 hours before
- Airport
- None, runway 27, 1,300 × 30 ft, gravel
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 488 total · 212 in this make and model · 455 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7394W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.