- Date
- July 6, 1985, 20:30 local (Jul 7, 1985, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4292HPiper PA-14
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850706029769A
- Case key
- 4519
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt aborted his 1st attempt to takeoff due to boat & water ski activity. He back taxied & began a 2nd attempt on rough water. The acft became airborne at about the middle of the lake. It stopped climbing when the plt began to raise the flaps, so he 'pulled the second notch of flaps back on' and began a shallow turn. Subsequently, the acft mushed, collided with trees & crashed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4292H
- Reported as
- Piper PA-14
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1445
- Airframe hours
- 2,965
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-B2B, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Claude Gregory Rick
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 5, 1984 · 50 hours before
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,005 total · 260 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4292H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.