- Date
- July 19, 1987, 17:00 local (Jul 20, 1987, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kenai, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1217LLake LA-4-200
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870719038799A
- Case key
- 4875
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 pilot-in-command of the amphibious airplane applied inadequate technique during the takeoff attempt and compounded the problem by delaying aborting the takeoff. He changed his mind twice before flying/skidding into trees. The pilot stated that he should have retracted flaps before reducing throttle.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1217L
- Reported as
- Lake LA-4-200
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 720
- Airframe hours
- 850
- Engine
- Lycoming I0360 SER BEF, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Alan G. Larson
- Registered owner
- Daniel Eide Krogseng
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 16, 1987 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- 45A · Kenai, AK
- Destination
- Kenai Peninsula, AK
- Airport
- Snag Lake
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 28 in this make and model · 2,950 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 315° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.