Piper PA-18 N4587A

Summary

On 1 June 1998 at about 04:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N4587A was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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

1 June 1998 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.4495, -149.7903

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N4587A

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

ANC98LA063

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from rising terrain. A factor associated with the accident was rising terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was flying near rising terrain while scouting for potential landing sites. On a pass over a ridgeline, he realized he had miscalculated the pitch of the rising terrain. He said the airplane was unable to climb as rapidly as the rising terrain, and collided with a hillside. He said there were no preaccident mechanical problems with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.