# Accident 19960803020769A: Amtrva SPORTMANVJ22, Wasilla, AK, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 09:45 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5045X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5045X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Selby George P SPORTSMAN 2+2 (registry code 9570341, https://openairdocs.org/model/selby-george-p-sportsman-2-plus-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVA SPORTMANVJ22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,200 total, 2 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020769A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT PLANE DEPARTED LAKE VEERED ON CLIMBOUT AVOIDING PLANE CLIMBOUT FROM ADJACENT STRIP. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 ANC96LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA113), Aug 3, 1996: Sportsman 2+2 (N5045X), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's low altitude skidding maneuver.

## Other reports on N5045X (1)

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

- [Accident 20200327003079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200327003079A), Mar 27, 2020: Selby George P SPORTSMAN 2+2 (N5045X), Wasilla, AK, Substantial damage. On March 27th,2020,N5045X operated by [privacy data omitted] lost directional control during takeoff. The left wing contacted trees along the north side of the…

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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