Piper PA18 N416RK

Summary

On 12 September 2020 at about 03:15 local time, a Piper PA18 registered N416RK was involved in an accident near Chitina, 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

12 September 2020 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Chitina, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Nizina Strip (N/A)

Coordinates

61.3360, -142.6820

Aircraft

Piper PA18

Registration

N416RK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → McCarthy

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC20CA096

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the takeoff downhill, from an unimproved airstrip, the airplane “rolled over a bump”, became airborne, and yawed slightly right. The pilot attempted to correct for the loss of directional control to no avail. Subsequently, the airplane drifted, exited the airstrip, and came to rest in the trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.