ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138713
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| Date: | Friday 23 September 2011 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N78564 |
| MSN: | 12-3939 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3797 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Beluga Lake across the Cook Inlet, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beluga, AK |
| Beluga, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot elected to take off uphill from a remote site due to a light wind coming down the slope. He said that during the takeoff roll, the airplane hit a bump and became airborne prematurely. The airplane was unable to outclimb the rising terrain and vegetation. After the main landing gear encountered high vegetation, the airplane slowed, impacted terrain, and nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings. There were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to take off uphill into rising terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2011 00:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 26-Sep-2011 05:10 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2011 13:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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