NONE · PIPER PA-18-150 · 2025-04-09 · Bethel, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC25LA033
Event ID
20250412200006
Type
Accident
Date
2025-04-09
Location
Bethel, AK, USA
Coordinates
60.80135, -161.823
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-18-150
Registration
N57617
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's delayed decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane was not attaining sufficient airspeed for takeoff and subsequently departed the end of the lake and collided with terrain.