# Accident 19970115001219A: Hefty Curt POLAR CUB, Anchorage, AK, January 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1591° N, 149.9891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1591&lon=-149.9891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62905, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62905-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hefty Curt POLAR CUB (registry code 0560268, https://openairdocs.org/model/hefty-curt-polar-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970115001219A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK SNOWPLOWED BERM LANDING ON A FROZEN LAKE. SKIS HIT TOP OF BERM ON FLARE. DAMAGED GEAR AND WING STRUT.

## 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 ANC97LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA021), Jan 15, 1997: Hefty Polar CUB (N62905), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from a snow berm during the landing. The snow berm and flat light conditions were related factors.

## Other reports on N62905 (1)

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

- [Accident 20160910017099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160910017099A), Sep 10, 2016: Hefty Curt POLAR CUB (N62905), Anchorage, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Homebuilt experimental Polar Cub N62905, on floats, crashed into trees in Anchorage neighborhood for unknown reasons. Witnesses report the aircraft to be in a…

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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