- Date
- May 21, 1984, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chatham, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9075HPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840521061089A
- Case key
- 35560
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Wrong runway - selectedFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Aborted takeoff - performed
On ground/water collision with object
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
Directional control was lost during the takeoff ground roll with a slight quartering tailwind. Power was reduced but the acft traveled off the left side of the rwy where it collided with a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9075H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18392
- Airframe hours
- 2,314
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cape Cod Aero Marine
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 19, 1984 · 37 hours before
- Departed
- Chatham, MA
- Airport
- OB6 · Chatham, runway 24, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 23 total · 5 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.