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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm G44 · Wood River, AK · June 30, 1987

Date: June 30, 1987 · 09:00 local
Place: Wood River, AK
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N176MS
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC87LA086
Reported as: Gulstm G44
Reported engine: Lycoming GO480B1D
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,111 total20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Stalled the aircraft on climbout. Reduced power. Returned to water. Unable to stop. Hit trees on the shoreline.

As the FAA filed it

STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ON CLIMBOUT. REDUCED POWER. RETURNED TO WATER. UNABLE TO STOP. HIT TREES ON THE SHORELINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC87LA086Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWood River, AKAccording to the pilot he was taking off and after initial climbout, approximately 50 feet above the water, the airplane stopped climbing. The engine sounded normal but the aircraft would not accelerate. The pilot stated that he stalled the aircraft on…Jun 30, 1987 · Substantial damage