# Accident 20120902020469A: Taylorcraft Aviation Corp. F21, Willow, AK, September 2, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7394° N, 150.0367° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7394&lon=-150.0367&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2005E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2005E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylorcraft F21 (registry code 8850906, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylorcraft-f21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAYLORCRAFT AVIATION CORP. F21
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 200 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC12LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120902020469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT/OWNER WAS ENROUTE TO ANCHORAGE FROM SCHLOTNA LAKE AND DIVERTED TO WILLOW LAKE BECAUSE OF WIND AND WEATHER.  AFTER A 15 MINUTE WAIT, HE DECIDED TO TAKE-OFF FOR SEYMOR LAKE (EAST).  ON TAKE OFF, AIRCRAFT HAD DIFFICULTY GAINING ALTITUDE, PILOT MADE A STEEP RIGHT HAND TURN TO AVOID HITTING TREES AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A CRASH LANDING INTO WILLOW LAKE.  PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES REQUIRING A 4 DAY STAY IN THE HOSPITAL.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ANC12LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC12LA096), Sep 3, 2012: Taylorcraft F21 (N2005E), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane after a loss of engine power during takeoff due to carburetor ice.

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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