Accident · 2007-09-22
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-09-22
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Piper J3 (N5050R)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Donald J. Pohland Operator named in NTSB report
- Operated by (per NTSB report)
- Donald J. Pohland
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in an encounter with soft terrain and a loss of control during the takeoff roll.
Source: NTSB case ANC07CA107Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.