# Accident 20060827017949A: Amtr STOLCH801, Palmer, AK, August 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2006, 07:24 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5833° N, 149.0925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5833&lon=-149.0925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801ZA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801ZA-2016-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Frisby James A STOL CH 801 (registry code 05609SO, https://openairdocs.org/model/frisby-james-a-stol-ch-801) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR STOLCH801
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060827017949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF FROM A NARROW RUNWAY WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE WIND CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO GO DOWN AND THE PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP UPSIDE DOWN IN THE TREES.

## 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 ANC06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA123), Aug 27, 2006: Frisby CH801 (N801ZA), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were wind gusts, and trees bordering…

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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