# Accident 20160910017099A: Hefty Curt POLAR CUB, Anchorage, AK, September 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2016, 16:25 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1253° N, 149.7489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1253&lon=-149.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62905, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62905-2018-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hefty Curt POLAR CUB (registry code 0560268, https://openairdocs.org/model/hefty-curt-polar-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HEFTY CURT POLAR CUB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC16FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160910017099A

## Narrative

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

HOMEBUILT EXPERIMENTAL POLAR CUB N62905, ON FLOATS, CRASHED INTO TREES IN ANCHORAGE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS.  WITNESSES REPORT THE AIRCRAFT TO BE IN A STEEP SPIRAL AT A VERY LOW ALTITUDE.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ANC16FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC16FA065), Sep 11, 2016: Hefty Polar Cub (N62905), Anchorage, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's severe impairment from carbon monoxide poisoning in flight, which resulted in a loss of control and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain.

## Other reports on N62905 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19970115001219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970115001219A), Jan 15, 1997: N62905, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Struck snowplowed berm landing on a frozen lake. Skis hit top of berm on flare. Damaged gear and wing strut.

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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