# Accident 20211215021859A: Larry Bingham LB-1, Haines, AK, December 15, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 2021, 09:20 local time
- Place: Haines, AK
- Airport: Airkat Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4031° N, 136.0194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4031&lon=-136.0194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555LB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N555LB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Larry Bingham LB-1 (registry code 05640KA, https://openairdocs.org/model/larry-bingham-lb-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A4P (registry code 42278, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a4p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LARRY BINGHAM LB-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,850 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211215021859A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED DIFFICULTY DEVELOPING ENGINE POWER SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF. AS HE BEGIN TO CLIMB THE ENGINE BEGIN TO IMMEDIATELY FALTER. THE PILOT NOSED THE AIRCRAFT OVER AND BEGIN TO DESCEND NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT VERIFIED THROTTLE POSITION, RESET FLAP POSITION AND MADE THE DECISION TO SET THE PLANE DOWN IN THE FIELD PASSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY. SHORTLY AFTER PILOT ASSISTED PASSENGER AND BOTH EXITED THE PLANE.

## 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 ANC22LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA011), Dec 15, 2021: Larry Bingham LB-1 (N555LB), Haines, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on available information, which resulted in a precautionary landing and impact with snow.

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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