Accident · 1999-07-31

NTSB case SEA99LA132 · Piper PA-18-150 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
1999-07-31
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150 (N6741L)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's improper remedial action (continued takeoff). Contributing factors were the tree and control interference (inadvertent brake activation) by the passenger..

Source: NTSB case SEA99LA132

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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