- Date
- August 29, 1973
- Place
- Mcgrath, AK · MCGRATH, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9501UStol Acft UC-1
- Status
- Completed · report November 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730829028989A
- Case key
- 189026
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2800 73/8/29 NR.MCGRATH,ALAS STOL ACFT UC-1 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 1500 TIME - 1200 N9501U PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MCGRATH,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER - RAIN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 2500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 135 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PILOT NOT RATED FOR SEA OPERATIONS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9501U
- Reported as
- Stol Acft UC-1
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9501URegistration cancelled Feb 4, 1998 · United Consultants UC-1Airframe modelUnited Consultants UC-1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9501U · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.