# Accident 20150724013949A: Found Acft Canada Inc FBA-2C1, Unimak, AK, July 24, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Unimak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 54.4733° N, 164.8300° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=54.4733&lon=-164.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N798, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N798-2022-09-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Found Acft Canada FBA-2C1 (registry code 3640103, https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOUND ACFT CANADA INC FBA-2C1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 24,130 total, 700 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150724013949A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL FROM GUSTY WINDS. AIRPORT IS LOCATED AT SEA LEVEL AT BASE OF 6500 FT VOLCANO.

## 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 ANC15LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15LA057), Jul 24, 2015: Found Acft Canada FBA 2C1 (N798), Cold Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate distance from surrounding terrain during the takeoff sequence, which resulted in the airplane contacting the terrain, prematurely becoming airborne, and…

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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