Piper PA 18-150 N7190D

Summary

On 19 September 2013 at about 01:00 local time, a Piper PA 18-150 registered N7190D, operated by Ward ART W, was involved in an accident near Delta Junction, 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

19 September 2013 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Delta Junction, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.5617, -145.7767

Aircraft

Piper PA 18-150

Registration

N7190D

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Engines

1

Operator

Ward ART W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Delta Junction → Salcha

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA104

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate takeoff planning and judgment that did not consider the reduced acceleration due to snow-covered terrain, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during takeoff from a snow-covered mountain ridgeline, the airplane did not attain sufficient airspeed to takeoff before reaching the end of the site, so he aborted the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff, the airplane rolled to the end of the site and impacted an area of rough and uneven terrain, and eventually came to rest on the forward fuselage. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.