What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) A float equipped Piper PA-16 departed mirror lake airport one mile north of eagle river Alaska with the pilot privacy data omitted, wife and family dog. During takeoff at appr. 200 feet the aircraft stalled and crashed in a wooded area. Witness stated that the pilot privacy data omitted had previously conducted several successful touch and go flights prior to the accident. Anchorage police reported that the pilot privacy data omitted stated that after takeoff at appr. 220 feet the aircraft experienced a power loss and crashed immediately thereafter. The pilot privacy data omitted suffered two broken legs, wife suffered minor injuries, and dog injuries are unkn.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) A FLOAT EQUIPPED PIPER PA-16 DEPARTED MIRROR LAKE AIRPORT ONE MILE NORTH OF EAGLE RIVER ALASKA WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WIFE AND FAMILY DOG. DURING TAKEOFF AT APPR. 200 FEET THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA. WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO FLIGHTS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ANCHORAGE POLICE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPR. 220 FEET THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS AND CRASHED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUFFERED TWO BROKEN LEGS, WIFE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, AND DOG INJURIES ARE UNKN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N5280H · 2
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