Piper PA-18-150 N4323Z

Summary

On 28 May 2021 at about 17:00 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N4323Z was involved in an accident near Perryville, 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

28 May 2021 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Perryville, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

56.0769, -159.6798

Aircraft

Piper PA-18-150

Registration

N4323Z

Category

Airplane

Year built

1968

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

Unk

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC21LA044

Nobody was injured.

The airplane’s encounter with windshear on takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the ground.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, just after takeoff from a remote off-airport landing site, he encountered windshear that pushed the airplane into the tops of alder trees and onto a gravel bar. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, right wing and right elevator. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.