Piper PA-28 N8873J

Summary

On 21 April 1996 at about 20:50 local time, a Piper PA-28 registered N8873J was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 April 1996 at 20:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Anderson Lake Strip (0AK1)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Piper PA-28

Registration

N8873J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Aleknagik

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96LA054

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated private pilot and passenger were departing a private gravel airstrip that was 2,200 feet long. The airplane became airborne to an altitude of about 10 feet. The pilot then noted that the engine did not sound as if it was producing full power. There was not a noticeable roughness or dramatic power loss. The pilot decided to abort the takeoff and could not stop the airplane from going off the end of the strip into a stand of alder trees. The nose gear was sheared from the airplane and it received damage to the wings and elevator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.