# Accident 19960502011929A: Chris A1, Togiak, AK, May 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1996, 08:30 local time
- Place: Togiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2106° N, 160.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2106&lon=-160.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93HU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93HU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aviat A-1 (registry code 2210302, https://openairdocs.org/model/aviat-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 325 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502011929A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FISH SPOTTING FLIGHT TRIED DEPART A BEACH WITH FROST ON WINGS. SETTLED INTO WATER OFF SHORE. NOSED DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC96LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA064), May 2, 1996: Aviat A-1 (N93HU), Togiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove frost from the surface of the wings and his delay in aborting the takeoff. Factors in the accident were the presence of frost on the wings and a deteriorated climb…

## Other reports on N93HU (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20111020024839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111020024839A), Oct 20, 2011: Sky International A-1 (N93HU), Wolverton, MN, Substantial damage. At approximately 0615 ddt on 10/21/2011, I received a telephone call from [privacy data omitted]. He was very apologetic and said he needed to report an…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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