ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 75323
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| Date: | Sunday 27 June 2010 |
| Time: | 08:15 |
| Type: |  Cessna 175 Skylark |
| Owner/operator: | Pilot |
| Registration: | N7691M |
| MSN: | 55991 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3117 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lake Alexander, Cushing, Minnesota -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brainerd, MN |
| Brainerd, MN | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that he was attempting a takeoff from a lake in choppy water and with gusting wind when the left wing of the airplane contacted the water after liftoff. The airplane then impacted in a nose-down attitude resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and separation of both floats. No preexisting mechanical anomalies were found with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while taking off with gusting wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2010 21:00 | slowkid | Added |
| 29-Jun-2010 00:44 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 26-Nov-2017 17:13 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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