Piper PA-18-150 N8252C

Summary

On 16 August 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N8252C was involved in an accident near Tok, Alaska, United States. One person was 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

16 August 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Tok, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

63.1807, -143.1008

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N8252C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC98LA124

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident were gusty winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot was attempting a southwesterly departure from a 650 feet long off airport landing site. He stated that about midway into the takeoff run, the airplane became airborne, but failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear a stand of willow trees at the end of the takeoff run. During an interview the pilot said: 'I was about 5 or 6 feet high when the strong winds pushed the airplane into the willows at the end of the takeoff area.' The pilot reported in his written statement to the NTSB, that the wind conditions at the time of the accident were from the southwest at 15 knots, with peak gusts to 20 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.