# NTSB Accident WPR22LA288
> **PIPER PA-18-150** · 2022-07-28 · McCarthy, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22LA288
- **Event ID:** 20220803105653
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-07-28
- **Location:** McCarthy, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 61.200608, -142.26552
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N82735
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with a high density altitude which degraded its climb performance and led to a collision with vegetation off the end of the airstrip.

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