Boeing D75N1 N60821

Summary

On 11 July 1997 at about 03:30 local time, a Boeing D75N1 registered N60821 was involved in an accident near Eagle, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 July 1997 at 03:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Eagle, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Eagle

Coordinates

64.4305, -141.2197

Aircraft

Boeing D75N1

Registration

N60821

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC97LA101

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision making during an aborted landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing in an uphill direction on a small grass airstrip. The airstrip, located about 880 feet mean sea level, was 1,200 feet long, and about 80 feet wide. The pilot reported he bounced the airplane during the initial touchdown. He applied full power to abort the landing. The pilot began a left turn but the airplane did not climb above tall trees surrounding the airport. The airplane began colliding with several trees about 50 feet above the ground, about 1/8 mile from the runway. The airplane then collided with power lines adjacent to a road, and then continued into numerous trees. The airplane's wings were torn off the fuselage. The airplane received additional damage to the fuselage and tail assembly. The pilot reported the weather conditions at the time of the accident included calm winds, with a temperature of about 80 degrees F.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.