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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Chris A-1 · Bethel, AK · June 25, 2004

Date: June 25, 2004 · 13:30 local
Place: Bethel, AK
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9591C
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA071
Reported as: Chris A1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 253 total150 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N9591CRegistered now · Christen Industries A-1S/N 1077 · Built 1989 Airframe modelChristen Industries A-1 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 25, 2004 at about 1330 ast, a float-equipped christen husky A-1 airplane, N9591C, sustained substantial damage during an in-flight collision with terrain, following an aborted landing on heart lake, about 80 miles east of Bethel, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by a private pilot in visual flight rules on a personal cross-country flight under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot and passenger were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 25, 2004 AT ABOUT 1330 AST, A FLOAT-EQUIPPED CHRISTEN HUSKY A-1 AIRPLANE, N9591C, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN IN-FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TERRAIN, FOLLOWING AN ABORTED LANDING ON HEART LAKE, ABOUT 80 MILES EAST OF BETHEL, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT IN VISUAL FLIGHT RULES ON A PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC04LA071Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBethel, AKThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an in-flight collision with terrain during the ensuing aborted landing. A factor associated with the accident is the pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's speed and distance.Jun 25, 2004 · Substantial damage