- Date
- August 8, 1981
- Place
- Takotna, AK · TAKOTNA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1107WAeronca 7DC
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810808047899A
- Case key
- 125148
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1831 81/8/8 NR.TAKOTNA,AK AERONCA 7DC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 5070 TIME - 1700 N1107W PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOLSTOI LAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MCGRATH,AK RETURN TAKOTNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNLIMITED 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 58 210 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- FLOATPLANE ENCTRD STRONG DWNDFT,LEE SIDE,4000FT MTNS.LAKE ELEV 1800FT.QTRG TKOF HDWND,GSTG 22KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1107W
- Reported as
- Aeronca 7DC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Tolstoi Lake
FAA reports on this event · 1
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