# Accident 20050704017279A: Amtr ULTRAPUP, Chitina, AK, July 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5214° N, 144.1356° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5214&lon=-144.1356&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106TB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR ULTRAPUP
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 5 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050704017279A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP WITHOUT ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO PREVENT A STALL AND CLEAR BARRIERS. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES ON THE DEPARTURE END. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STRIP LENGTH WAS 400 FEET WITH WET GRASS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED

## 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 ANC05CA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA092), Jul 4, 2005: Sweeney Preceptor Ultra Pup (N106TB), Chitina, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, and his premature lift-off resulting in a stall due to inadequate airspeed. The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff was a contributing factor.

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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