# Accident 20240914013009A: Jon Bergstedt JP FLYER, Wasilla, AK, September 14, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2024, 09:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Anderson Lake
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6157° N, 149.3114° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6157&lon=-149.3114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1202Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1202Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jon Bergstedt JP FLYER (registry code 05641EM, https://openairdocs.org/model/jon-bergstedt-jp-flyer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A2A (registry code 42261, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JON BERGSTEDT JP FLYER
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240914013009A

## Narrative

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

DURING OUR INVESTIGATION WE FOUND THE FOLLOWING.

AIRCRAFT CONFORMITY EVALUATION WAS PERFORMED AND SIGNED OFF ON 13 SEPTEMBER 2024.

AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVIEW AND AIRCRAFT INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON 13 SEPTEMBER 2024.

AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ISSUED ON 13 SEPTEMBER 2024.

WITNESS STATED THAT THE ENGINE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR MULTIPLE YEARS.

WITNESS STATED THAT MINIMAL ENGINE RUNS HAD BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AT AIRCRAFT BUILD SITE WITH AIRCRAFT STRAPPED TO TRUCK.

WITNESS STATED THAT PILOT WAS AWARE OF ENGINE BREAK IN PROCEDURES AND THAT HE WANTED TO DO THEM IN FLIGHT.

INITIAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED ON 14 SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 0933.

WITNESS STATED THAT THE PILOT TAXIED FROM THE BUILD LOCATION TO THE AIR STRIP.

WITNESS TOOK A VIDEO OF THE AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF, VIDEO STOPS AFTER AIRCRAFT IS AIRBORNE.

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT SITE WAS APPROXIMATELY 370 METERS FROM THE END OF THE AIR STRIP.

NTSB WILL BE PERFORMING AN ENGINE TEARDOWN IN EARLY OCTOBER. WE WILL PROVIDE AN ADDENDUM AT THAT TIME.

UNABLE TO REVIEW BUILD RECORDS AND MAINTENANCE RECORDS AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC24FA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24FA092), Sep 14, 2024: Jon Bergstedt JP Flyer (N1202Y), Wasilla, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The installation of an improperly sized fuel line that did not allow for adequate fuel flow to the engine, resulting in a partial loss of engine power and collision with trees.

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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