# Accident 20040625014429A: Chris A1, Bethel, AK, June 25, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2004, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bethel, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2098° N, 149.8592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2098&lon=-149.8592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9591C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9591C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Christen Industries A-1 (registry code 221020X, https://openairdocs.org/model/christen-industries-a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHRIS A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 150 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040625014429A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC04LA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA071), Jun 25, 2004: Christen Industries Husky A-1 (N9591C), Bethel, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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