ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288989
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| Date: | Saturday 6 August 2011 |
| Time: | 22:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | Scenic Mountain Air Inc |
| Registration: | N762LA |
| MSN: | 18-7873 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coldfoot, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Coldfoot, AK |
| Coldfoot, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The operator stated that the pilot was departing from a small remote airstrip. Just after lifting off, the airplane drifted to the right, and the right wing contacted brush on the side of the airstrip, causing the airplane to spin to the right and flip over. The empennage and wings sustained substantial damage. The operator said that the flight was at the end of the day, and that the pilot was very fatigued.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control of the airplane during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's fatigue.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC11CA074
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 08:31 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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