ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 383344
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Date: | Saturday 11 September 1982 |
Time: | 11:00 LT |
Type: | Piper PA-18-150 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N63837 |
MSN: | 18-7809149 |
Total airframe hrs: | 800 hours |
Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Wasilla, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Initial climb |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Anderson Lake, AK |
Destination airport: | Lake Hood, AK (LHD) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT LANDED ON ANDERSON LAKE TO OBTAIN FUEL. AFTER REFUELING, HE ABORTED HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. ABOUT 20 GAL OF FUEL WAS THEN DRAINED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ANOTHER TAKEOFF WAS STARTED BY MAKING A STEP TURN TO THE DEPARTURE HEADING. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LIFTED OFF AT 45 MPH WITH 1/2 FLAPS. HE STATED THAT IT APPEARED THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER AND THAT HE POSSIBLY ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR CONDITION. AFTER REACHING ABOUT 100 FT AGL, THE PLANE WOULD NOT CLIMB. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE COLLIDED WITH TRANSMISSION LINES ALONG A ROAD THAT DIVIDED ANDERSON LAKE AND KING LAKE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CRASHED INTO KING LAKE.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC82DAG57 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC82DAG57
Revision history:
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