What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On August 12 2018 at approximately 0700 Alaska time, pilot was taking off from a gravel bar next to the nigu river 92 miles northeast of Ambler Alaska. It was a clear day with a breeze across the gravel bar. Aircraft was taking off in a southwestern direction. The aircraft had just lifted off and had traveled approximately 300 feet. The aircraft then lost altitude and impacted the ground. The aircraft hit in an area that is rough and uneven with rocks. The right landing gear was torn off the aircraft and the left landing gear was folded. The aircraft lower fuselage, engine cowling, and propeller sustained damage from impacting the ground.
As the FAA filed it
ON AUGUST 12 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 0700 ALASKA TIME, PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A GRAVEL BAR NEXT TO THE NIGU RIVER 92 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMBLER ALASKA. IT WAS A CLEAR DAY WITH A BREEZE ACROSS THE GRAVEL BAR. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKING OFF IN A SOUTHWESTERN DIRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST LIFTED OFF AND HAD TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HIT IN AN AREA THAT IS ROUGH AND UNEVEN WITH ROCKS. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED. THE AIRCRAFT LOWER FUSELAGE, ENGINE COWLING, AND PROPELLER SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM IMPACTING THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.