57.7906° N, 152.4222° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kodiak, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 27, 1978 · 11:00 local
Place
Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9642K
Reported as
Univar 1082
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Non-certified pilot practicing fast taxi on water. Hit dead wood, bounced into the air, then came down hard.
As the FAA filed it
NON-CERTIFIED PILOT PRACTICING FAST TAXI ON WATER. HIT DEAD WOOD, BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, THEN CAME DOWN HARD.