ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 370488
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| Date: | Sunday 3 June 2001 |
| Time: | 20:00 LT |
| Type: |  Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman |
| Owner/operator: | Manufactured Homes Of Alaska Inc |
| Registration: | N225BL |
| MSN: | 542 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15336 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R1340-AN1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seward, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Seward Airport, AK (SWD/PAWD) |
| Seward Airport, AK (SWD/PAWD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commerical pilot reported to the NTSB that prior to departure he briefed the passengers of the anticipated turbulence. He said that he taxied the float-equipped airplane to the farthest point on the lake that would allow the maximum amount of takeoff run. He said that just after takeoff, about 150 feet above the water, a very strong gust of wind pushed the nose of the airplane to the left. He applied full right rudder in an attempt to regain control, but the nose of the airplane continued to the left, and the left wing stalled. The pilot said: "The airplane just stopped flying, and we just fell from about 100 feet." As the airplane's floats struck the surface of the lake, the left side of the fuselage buckled, and the left wing struck the water.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, his inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and turbulence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA062
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 July 2009 | N225BL | Renfro's Alaskan Adventures | 0 | Akiachak, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 11:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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