Piper PA 16 N5965H

Summary

On 5 June 2013 at about 19:30 local time, a Piper PA 16 registered N5965H, operated by Jason E. Lobo, was involved in an accident near Glennallen, 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

5 June 2013 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Glennallen, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.1010, -145.5297

Aircraft

Piper PA 16

Registration

N5965H

Category

Airplane

Year built

1949

Engines

1

Operator

Jason E. Lobo

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glennallen → Glennallen

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA109

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of control during the initial climb after takeoff, resulting in a collision with trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was departing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane from a remote, rough, uneven gravel bar. The pilot reported that during the takeoff run, the airplane did not accelerate as he had anticipated. He said that as the airplane became airborne, it collided with a stand of trees at the end of the site, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.