- Date
- April 20, 1984, 13:46 local (20:46 UTC)
- Place
- Jackson, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2577MPiper PA-12
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840420013939A
- Case key
- 16367
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed during takeoff from Jackson airport. Investigation revealed that the plt and CFI were in the process of ferrying the acft to Washington state. The plt stated that during taxi the airport UNICOM reported the wind to be from the northeast at 18 to 20 KTS. After the accident, the plt stated he talked to a gentlemen that was looking at the UNICOM wind indicator when the takeoff was in process and the gentlemen told him the wind indicator showed the wind to be from 090 degrees at 31 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2577M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-12
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 12-1051
- Airframe hours
- 5,167
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Bret Mcdonald
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 26, 1983 · 41 hours before
- Destination
- Boise, ID
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- JAC · Jackson, runway 36, 6,300 × 150 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 14 in this make and model · 51 as pilot in command · 47 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 31 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 6,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2577M · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.