ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364638
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| Date: | Sunday 25 August 1991 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9796P |
| MSN: | 18-7609030 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2500 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Aspen Creek, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Aspen Creek, AK |
| Palmer, AK (PAQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET AGL, THE ENGINE LOST ABOUT 50% POWER. THE AIRPLANE THEN LANDED HARD, CAUSING ONE MAIN LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE WINGS TO HIT THE GROUND. INVESTIGATION FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE THAT WERE CONSIDERED CAUSAL TO THE POWER LOSS.
Probable Cause: THE PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE ROUGH TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA136
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2004 | N9796P | Private | 0 | Cantwell, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 17:11 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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