ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359785
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 September 1994 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18-150 |
| Owner/operator: | 4w Air |
| Registration: | N3930Z |
| MSN: | 18-7777 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2284 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Alsworth, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE REMOTE LAKE, THE AIRPLANE WAS CLIMBING AT THE BEST ANGLE OF CLIMB AIRSPEED WHEN IT ENCOUNTERED 'DEAD AIR'. THE AIRSPEED BEGAN TO DECREASE, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO LOSE ALTITUDE. IT THEN COLLIDED WITH SEVERAL TREES ABOUT 1/2 MI FROM THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. THE PILOT DESCRIBED THE WIND CONDITIONS AS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA137
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 August 2007 | N39302 | Private | 0 | King Salmon, Alaska | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Mar-2024 14:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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