# Accident 20040818018819A: Amtr SNS7, Palmer, AK, August 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2004, 08:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Wolf Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6461° N, 149.2925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6461&lon=-149.2925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N898DH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N898DH-2007-07-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hudson Donald G SNS-7 (registry code 05606BG, https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-donald-g-sns-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SNS7
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 41 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040818018819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, AFTER THE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A ROLL, CAME BACK AROUND AND SUDDENLY BANKED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND PLUMMETED NOSE-FIRST INTO THE TREES. THE MANUEVERS TOOK PLACE AT ABOUT 150 FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

## 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 ANC04LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA093), Aug 18, 2004: Hudson Hiperbipe SNS-7 (N898DH), Palmer, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent in-flight collision with trees. A factor associated with the accident was a low…

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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