ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352771
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| Date: | Friday 20 August 1999 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N82905 |
| MSN: | 18-7709197 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3600 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sleetmute, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hoholitna River, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During takeoff from an off airport ridgetop landing area, the airplane struck a two inch diameter, four feet tall bush. The pilot said he smelled fuel, and the engine quit. The pilot made a forced landing into trees below the ridge, damaging the right landing gear mount. The engine gascolator separated from the airplane, and was found next to the first bush which the airplane impacted.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, which resulted in the airplane colliding with vegetation, knocking the gascolator off the airplane, and fuel starvation of the engine.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA121
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 September 1998 | N82905 | Lar, Inc. | 0 | New Stuyahok, AK | |
sub |
| 18 September 2006 | N82905 | Alaskan Adventures Lodge | 0 | Koliganek, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Mar-2024 17:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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