- Date
- September 17, 1987, 14:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Two Lakes, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1786UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870917069949A
- Case key
- 4920
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Terrain condition - softFactor
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateCause
Analysis
The pilot stated the gravel airstrip was muddy and he lifted off at the end of the strip. The aircraft clipped a tree with the horizontal stabilizer and the airplane settled into the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1786U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700396
- Airframe hours
- 8,396
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Robert Bixlefeld
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 23, 1987 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- ENA · Kenai, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 56
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 28,000 total · 10,000 in this make and model · 27,500 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 30 °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.