# Accident 20160423024539A: James Riggs AK RIDGE RUNNER, Wasilla, AK, April 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2016, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Lincoln Village Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5597° N, 149.7050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5597&lon=-149.7050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1549M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1549M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jim Riggs AK RIDGE RUNNER (registry code 05634CZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/jim-riggs-ak-ridge-runner) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200A (registry code 17404, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JAMES RIGGS AK RIDGE RUNNER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160423024539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ANC16LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16LA021), Apr 23, 2016: Jim Riggs AK Ridge Runner (N1549M), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have…

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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