Accident · 1998-08-21

NTSB case ANC98TA128 · Piper PA-18 · PUBU

What the record says

Event date: 1998-08-21
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-18 (N74996)
Operating rule: PUBU
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were a short runway area for takeoff, trees located at the end of the runway, and the pilot's excessive application of brakes.

Source: NTSB case ANC98TA128

Flight 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.

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