Piper PA-18 N7538K
28 May 1978 · Horseshoe Lake, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 May 1978 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-18 registered N7538K was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Horseshoe Lake, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Horseshoe Lake, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18
- Registration
- N7538K
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1287
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLOAT EQUIPPED.THROTTLE LEFT IN FULL OPEN POSITION AFT ENG QUIT WITH ADEQUATE LNDG SPACE AHEAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Yacloskey, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Rocky Cove, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Jan 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 May 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Rocky Cove, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Feb 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1978 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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