NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC83LA186
Registry · N1363A
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
PIPER PA-18
Year of manufacture
1951 · 32 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19560319
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0943D
Registrant of record
HALE MITCHELL D
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT CRASHED FROM ABOUT 5 FT AGL AFTER THE CONTROL STICK CAME OUT OF ITS MOUNTING DURING TAKEOFF. THE OWNER OF THE ACFT STATED THAT THE RETAINING PIN AT THE BASE OF THE CONTROL STICK CAME OUT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE STICK DISLODGING FROM ITS MOUNT. THE PIN WAS FOUND AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE PLT DID NOT FILE AN ACCIDENT REPORT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_ANC83LA186.txt.
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