ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249369
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| Date: | Thursday 28 May 2020 |
| Time: | 10:02 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7164B |
| MSN: | 18-5190 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7867 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sterling, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sterling, AK |
| Sterling, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was departing a private grass airstrip that was bordered by large trees in his tailwheel-equipped airplane. During the departure roll, and just as the airplane began to liftoff, a gust of wind pushed the airplane to the left and into trees. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.
In the recommendation section of the NTSB Accident/Incident Reporting Form 6120.1, the pilot stated that the accident may have been prevented if he had avoided taking off in a narrow area surrounded with obstructions in crosswind conditions.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC20CA051
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 February 2000 | N7164B | Private | 0 | WILLOW, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2021 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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