# Accident 20010905024179A: Amtr MURPHYREBEL, Kotzebue, AK, September 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2001, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 68.1336° N, 161.6353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1336&lon=-161.6353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N407AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N407AC-2001-11-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Colburn AL MURPHY REBEL (registry code 05601P1, https://openairdocs.org/model/colburn-al-murphy-rebel) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MURPHYREBEL
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905024179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF THE WIND SHIFTED 180 DEGREES CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF LIFT AND CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT HITTING THE 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 ANC01LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA135), Sep 6, 2001: Colburn Murphy Rebel (N407AC), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were variable winds, and trees.

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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