- Date
- May 17, 1985, 12:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Moose River, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8105DPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850517040599A
- Case key
- 35942
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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 - in flight
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Wind information - misjudgedCause
Weather condition - downdraftFactor
Lack of familiarity with geographic areaCause
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Object - tree(s)
Analysis
The acft collided with trees during takeoff and crashed. The plt said he encountered turbulence at about 100 ft AGL which' forced' the acft into the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8105D
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-6783
- Airframe hours
- 2,961
- Engine
- Continental 95-12F, 95 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Basil Ritter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 15, 1984
- Destination
- Indian Lake
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 362 total · 362 in this make and model · 351 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- UCA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.