Accident: Piper PA-18-150
Sep 13, 2023 · St. Mary's, AK
NTSB numberANC23FA074Event id20230913193053
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to operate the airplane above its maximum certificated gross weight, and his installation of an unapproved external load that degraded takeoff performance and flight characteristics resulting in a loss of airplane control during takeoff into an area of mechanical turbulence and downdrafts.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-18-150
- Registration
- N109T
- Year built
- 1952
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 135: commuter and on-demand
- Defining event
- Takeoff Loss of control in flight
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