NONE · GUEVREMONT PITTS SPECIAL S1C · 1995-08-11 · TALKEETNA, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC95LA137
Event ID
20001207X04131
Type
Accident
Date
1995-08-11
Location
TALKEETNA, AK, USA
Coordinates
62.449699, -149.790924
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
GUEVREMONT
Model
PITTS SPECIAL S1C
Registration
N1270
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S EXCESSIVE APPLICATION OF RUDDER CONTROL, AS HE YAWED THE AIRPLANE TO SEE AHEAD DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND A SUBSEQUENT GROUND SWERVE. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE ANIMAL (MOOSE) AND HIGH VEGETATION (BUSHES) NEAR THE RUNWAY.