Piper PA-18-160 N59645

Summary

On 2 October 2000 at about 03:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-160 registered N59645 was involved in an accident near Naknek, 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

2 October 2000 at 03:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Naknek, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

58.8004, -156.9006

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-160

Registration

N59645

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naknek → Naknek

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC01LA001

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area. Factors associated with the accident were wet and soft terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The certificated commercial pilot started a southeasterly takeoff run on a 700 feet long airstrip. He added that the airplane's acceleration was slow due to wet, tundra-covered terrain. As the airplane neared the end of the airstrip, just before it became airborne, he turned the airplane to the left to avoid striking a truck parked at the end of the airstrip, and the left wing struck a cabin at the end of the airstrip. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The pilot said that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.