ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366205
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 September 1990 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Wayne Kubat |
| Registration: | N2460A |
| MSN: | 181945 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4250 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sparrevohn, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Port Alsworth, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL ON A GRAVEL BAR, THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND SLID OVER A 100 FOOT DROP, TAIL FIRST.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE ROUGH/UNEVEN GRAVEL BAR WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC90LA171
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1988 | N2460A | Wayne Kubat | 0 | Yenta Glacier, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 18:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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