- Date
- October 17, 1975
- Place
- Paxson, AK · PAXSON, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1097LLake LA-4
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751017038009A
- Case key
- 151354
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4095 75/10/17 NR.PAXSON,AK LAKE LA-4 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 358 TIME - 1530 N1097L PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SUMMIT LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAXSON,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY REMARKS- AIM STATED ABT 1000FT OF RWY USABLE.APRX 2-1/2IN SNOW ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1097L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Summit Lake
N1097LRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 1976 · Consolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4Airframe modelConsolidated Aeronautics LAKE LA-4Engine modelLycoming I0360 series
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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.