ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 294541
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 2004 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7472D |
| MSN: | 18-5807 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Healy, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Healy, AK |
| Healy, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airline transport certificated pilot was departing from a tundra/gravel covered area along a creek. He described the takeoff area as 20 feet wide, by 300 feet long, with a dogleg turn to the left, and an additional takeoff area of 600 feet. The entire takeoff area slopes downhill. The pilot said he was departing toward the north, with a 6 to 10 knot tailwind. He said about 100 feet past the dogleg turn to the left, the tailwind pushed the tail of the airplane to the right. The nose of the airplane veered to the left, collided with willow bushes, and nosed over. The airplane received damage to the right wing lift struts, the rudder, and the right elevator.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a collision with vegetation and a nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC04CA105
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 November 1965 | N7472D | Private | 0 | Wasilla AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 11-Oct-2022 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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