Piper PA-18 N6760B

Summary

On 16 August 1996 at about 20:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N6760B was involved in an accident near Slana, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 August 1996 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Slana, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.8291, -143.4300

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N6760B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96LA129

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A factor associated with the accident was the rough and uneven terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported he was attempting to take off from a remote gravel bar. During the takeoff roll, the airplane encountered a hump in the runway which pushed the airplane to the left. Shortly after passing over the hump, the airplane became airborne. The left wing then collided with trees and brush, and the pilot was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane subsequently went off the left side of the gravel bar and came to rest in a stand of trees and brush.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.