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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · James Riggs AK RIDGE RUNNER · Wasilla, AK · April 23, 2016

Date
April 23, 2016 · 16:00 local
Place
Wasilla, AK
Airport
Lincoln Village Airpark
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1549M
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC16LA021
Reported as
James Riggs AK Ridge Runner
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
94 total23 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

After take off from (private strip)89AK , , pilot reported he lost power immediately after takeoff and crashed into trees off left end of runway. Aircraft sustained substantial damage to left and right wings, prop and engine cowling.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TAKE OFF FROM (PRIVATE STRIP)89AK , , PILOT REPORTED HE LOST POWER IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF AND CRASHED INTO TREES OFF LEFT END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, PROP AND ENGINE COWLING.

NTSB investigation

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