ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363325
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| Date: | Friday 10 July 1992 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3997Z |
| MSN: | 18-7946 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 300 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Molly Creek, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Chicken, AK (CKX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD USED THIS LANDING STRIP AT LEAST TWENTY TIMES WITH NO PROBLEMS. ON THIS OCCURRENCE, THE LANDING SEEMED NO DIFFERENT, BUT DURING THE TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO BRUSH ON THE EAST END OF THE STRIP AND FLIPPED OVER THE EMBANKMENT, WHERE IT CAME TO A REST ON ITS BACK.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS TERRAIN CLEARANCE WHEN PLANNING HIS TAKEOFF. FACTORS INCLUDE HIGH VEGETATION AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC92LA104
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 2014 | N3997Z | 0 | Phoenix, Arizona | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 15:59 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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