- Date
- April 12, 1978
- Place
- Willow, AK · WILLOW, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N86922Bellannca 8GCBC
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141532
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3223 78/4/12 NR.WILLOW,AK BELLANNCA 8GCBC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE UNK/NR, 311 TIME - 1630 N86922 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG LAKE,AK WILLOW,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- WATER PUDDLES ON ICE SURFACE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N86922
- Reported as
- Bellannca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Willow
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Other investigations on N86922 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC96LA014Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakutat, AKThe pilot's attempt to fly into known adverse weather, not maintaining a proper forward visual lookout, and not maintaining a proper altitude while maneuvering the airplane for landing.NTSB SEA84LA227Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKasaan Penninsu, AKPlt attempted takeoff from glassy water with a deer tied to the left float. The right float would not come up on the step to attain lift off. The pilot's decision to abort was too late to avoid a collision with rocks at the end of the lake.