ANC80DAH06

NTSB accident investigation · Lake 4-200 · Anchorage, AK · September 9, 1980

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 9, 1980
Place
Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1112LLake 4-200
Status
Completed · report October 17, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19800909041019A
Case key
128850

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2333   80/9/9    ANCHORAGE,AK        LAKE 4-200          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1116
        TIME - 1145                    N1112L              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAKE HOOD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SUSITNA RIVER LK,AK         ANCHORAGE,AK                 TALKEETNA,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
           WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - WEATHER CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN FORECAST
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED                                  11000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           52                                                      130
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           12                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 20KTS,TURBC BLO 400FT.ENCTRG WND GST AFTER TCHDWN,LIFTED OFF,DRFTD LFT,L WING HIT ISLAND.

Aircraft

Registration
N1112L
Reported as
Lake 4-200
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lake Hood

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.