Piper PA-18 N2413P

Summary

On 24 June 2000 at about 18:10 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N2413P was involved in an accident near Kotzebue, Alaska, United States. 3 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

24 June 2000 at 18:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Kotzebue, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Ralph Wien Memorial (PAOT)

Coordinates

67.2397, -161.1906

Aircraft

Piper PA-18

Registration

N2413P

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

ANC00LA078

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was departing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He reported that when he applied full power to begin the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and nosed over. The airplane received damage to the wings, fuselage, and the vertical stabilizer. The only mechanical problem the pilot noted was dirty thrust washers installed on the tailwheel assembly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.