- Date
- September 29, 1968
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7604LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107916
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3676 68/9/29 FAIRBANKS,ALAS LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 161 TIME - 1300 N7604L PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 65 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAURANCE AIRSTRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH ICE ON WINGS AND TAIL SURFACES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7604L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Laurance Airstrip
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