ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361404
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1993 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6819L |
| MSN: | 18-7409103 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1600 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-A2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Happy Valley, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT, INVOLVED IN A HUNT/GUIDE OPERATION, STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE LEFT AND HE COULD NOT CORRECT SUFFICIENTLY BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE TAKEOFF AREA. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF WITH A PASSENGER, FROM AN UNIMPROVED REMOTE SITE APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET LONG.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA160
History of this aircraft
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| 28 September 2010 | N6819L | Dusti Navarro | 0 | Anchorage, Alaska | |
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| 16-Mar-2024 18:05 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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