- Date
- January 22, 1984, 12:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Klamath Falls, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N99620Piper PA-18-135
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 39864
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Terrain condition - slush coveredFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Weather condition - carburetor icing conditionsFactor
Performance data - not understoodCause
Object - fenceFactor
Remedial action - misjudgedCause
Aborted takeoff - delayedCause
Nose over
Analysis
The plt attempted a takeoff on a slushy soft rwy. The takeoff was aborted at the rwy midpoint due to lack of acceleration. During the abort the acft collided with a fence and nosed over. The plt thought the rwy conditions and carburetor ice.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N99620
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18-135
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18-3949
- Airframe hours
- 2,935
- Engine
- Lycoming O-290-D2, 135 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rex H. Ervin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1983 · 65 hours before
- Departed
- Klamath Falls, OR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,066 total · 200 in this make and model · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 37 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LMT, 5 nm away