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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat A-1 · Little Goat Lak, AK · July 26, 2014

Date: July 26, 2014 · 12:30 local
Place: Little Goat Lak, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N400HU
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC14CA061
Reported as: Aviat A-1
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,175 total350 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N400HURegistration cancelled May 30, 2018 · Aviat A-1S/N 1346 · Built 1997 Airframe modelAviat A-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-360-A1DReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 26, 2014, at 1230 Alaska daylight time, a Aviat A-1 husky, N400HU, impacted trees after the pilot aborted a crosswind takeoff. This happened at Little Goat lake located in the ?misty fjords national park?, Alaska. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and a passenger were uninjured. The airplane was registered to wild bills aviation, inc and operated under the provisions of 14 code of federal regulations part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 26, 2014, AT 1230 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A AVIAT A-1 HUSKY, N400HU, IMPACTED TREES AFTER THE PILOT ABORTED A CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. THIS HAPPENED AT LITTLE GOAT LAKE LOCATED IN THE ?MISTY FJORDS NATIONAL PARK?, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO WILD BILLS AVIATION, INC AND OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC14CA061Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportKetchikan, AKThe pilot's decision to takeoff from a remote mountain lake in variable wind. Contributing to the accident was the pilots delayed decision to abort the takeoff.Jul 26, 2014 · Substantial damage