# Accident 20040104000799A: Amtr SUPERCUBY, Wasilla, AK, January 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2004, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Anderson Lake Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6169° N, 149.3214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6169&lon=-149.3214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3354B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3354B-2015-03-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gothard E J SUPER CUBY (registry code 05646BY, https://openairdocs.org/model/gothard-e-j-super-cuby) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SUPERCUBY
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,750 total, 75 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040104000799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 4TH, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:20 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL GOTHARD SUPER CUBY AIRPLANE, (N3354B S/N 1402), WITH SKI EQUIPMENT INSTALLED WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE GOTHARD SUPER CUBY RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE TREE(S) AFTER A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKE-OFF AT ANDERSON LAKE, ESTIMATED DISTANCE OF FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF PALMER, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE PILOT AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SOLO PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND SPAR.

## 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 ANC04LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA019), Jan 4, 2004: Gothard Super Cuby (N3354B), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power after takeoff for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing and in-flight collision with 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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