NONE · Piper PA-18 · 2005-09-06 · Fairbanks, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC05CA139
Event ID
20051005X01582
Type
Accident
Date
2005-09-06
Location
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Coordinates
64.113334, -147.604995
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-18
Registration
N1907A
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff initial climb, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush, and subsequent in-flight collision with trees. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.