Piper PA 18-150 N1879P

Summary

On 17 September 2014 at about 22:00 local time, a Piper PA 18-150 registered N1879P, operated by Wilson, Alan W, was involved in an accident near Cantwell, 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

17 September 2014 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cantwell, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.9508, -148.2467

Aircraft

Piper PA 18-150

Registration

N1879P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1955

Engines

1

Operator

Wilson, Alan W

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cantwell → Anchorage

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC14CA084

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff from an off-airport site, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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

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The pilot reported he was departing from a remote airstrip in a 3-4 knot left crosswind. After the airplane started its takeoff roll, it drifted left of the planned takeoff path and into low lying brush adjacent to the airstrip. The pilot continued the takeoff roll while correcting to the right with no results. The airplane became airborne, without enough airspeed to maintain flight. The airplane descended downhill and impacted brush and terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.