# Accident 20180804009919A: Burke Raymond J Jr S-7S, Tyonek, AK, August 4, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2018, 15:30 local time
- Place: Tyonek, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0453° N, 151.9797° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0453&lon=-151.9797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8443B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8443B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burke Raymond J JR S-7S (registry code 05621S9, https://openairdocs.org/model/burke-raymond-j-jr-s-7s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURKE RAYMOND J JR S-7S
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total, 360 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA469) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804009919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AT AN UNIMPROVED AIRSTRIP THAT IS ABOUT 900' LONG WITH 30' TALL TREES AT EITHER END IN THE MORNING.  AIRMAN DEPARTED IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN TEMP HAD RISEN TO APPROX. 73 DEGREES F.  AIRCRAFT WAS ALMOST AT GROSS WEIGHT FOR TAKEOFF.  AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF INTO GROUND EFFECT BUT THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN BELOW THE TREE LINE.  AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO PULL UP AND STALLED AIRCRAFT, CAUSING IT TO FALL BACK TO THE GROUND.  SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH TREES CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO WINGS, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLOR.

## 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 GAA18CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA469), Aug 4, 2018: Rans S7 (N8443B), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's climb capability due to his use of full flaps during a short-field takeoff, his failure to attain a positive climb rate after takeoff, and his exceedance of…

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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