- Date
- May 7, 1982, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- North Loup, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4339ZPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820507014449A
- Case key
- 72042
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that the aircraft broke ground about 1000 feet down the runway but would not climb. The pilot attempted to jettison the load but did not have time. The aircraft was landed in rough terrain. Investigation revealed that the aircraft was below maximum gross weight during takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4339Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18 8657
- Airframe hours
- 1,675
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Michael S. Fox
- Registered owner
- Michael S. Fox
- Departed
- North Loup, NE
- Destination
- North Loup, NE
- Airport
- Fox, runway 18, 2,800 × 0 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,934 total · 1,260 in this make and model · 2,883 as pilot in command · 24 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- 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.