- Date
- May 11, 1978
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4120EChampion 11CC
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780511015639A
- Case key
- 141907
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1405 78/5/11 WASILLA,AK CHAMPION 11CC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 123 TIME - 1730 N4120E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WASILLA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE WASILLA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4120E
- Reported as
- Champion 11CC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wasilla Muni
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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.