- Date
- September 5, 1977
- Place
- Susitna Lodge, AK · SUSITNA LODGE, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N67272Willbird 01
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770905025869A
- Case key
- 145364
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3118 77/9/5 NR.SUSITNA LODGE,AK WILLBIRD 01 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 180 TIME - 1630 N67272 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUSITNA LODGE,AK TALKEETNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- TAIL WHEEL HIT ROCK PITCHING NOSE DOWN.GRAVEL BAR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67272
- Reported as
- Willbird 01
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N67272Registration cancelled Aug 11, 1980 · Williams Dale A WILLBIRD MODEL-1Airframe modelWilliams Dale A WILLBIRD MODEL-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.