Piper PA-18A N1561P
14 August 1984 · McKinley, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1984 at about 19:00 local time, a Piper PA-18A registered N1561P was involved in an accident near McKinley, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McKinley, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.7799, -148.5196
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18A
- Registration
- N1561P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Yanert River → McKinley Park
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC84FA137
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTNG A TAKEOFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE USEABLE AREA FOR TAKEOFF AS 400 TO 500 FT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS AT LEAST 3400 FT MSL. A TEST ENG RUN AFTER THE ACFT WAS RECOVERED, DETERMINED THAT THE CARBURETOR HEAT 'BUTTERFLY' VALVE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY IN THE 'ON' POSITION BUT WHEN PLACED IN THE 'OFF' POSITION WOULD ONLY OPEN PARTIALLY. THIS PREVENTED THE ENG FROM DELIVERYING FULL STATIC POWER DURING THE TEST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-18A accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1984 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Ephrata, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1984 | Piper PA-18A 150 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1984 | Piper PA-18A | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1984 | Piper PA-18A | Montague Island, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-18A | Big Lake, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1983 | Piper PA-18A-150 | Mountain Park, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Ohio Creek, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Oct 1984 | Piper PA-18 | Big Susitna Rvr, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Oct 1984 | Cessna U206 | Hinchinbrook, Alaska, United States | Chitina Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 3NM | Selawik, Alaska, United States | Ryan Air Service, Inc. | No injuries | - |