NTSB ANC23LA043 — 2023-06-17 · Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N5075T

Make / Model: BUCK/CRAWFORD/CRAWFORD CHRISTAVIA MK-1
Year of manufacture: 1993 · 30 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Seats / Engines: 2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19930521
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A6570A

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5075T BUCK/CRAWFORD/CRAWFORD CHRISTAVIA MK-1 None

Probable cause & findings

The instructor pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff, which resulted in a wing impacting a runway light.

Factual narrative

The flight instructor reported that he was conducting tailwheel training in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. During takeoff with a left crosswind, the instructor prompted the pilot receiving training to focus on keeping left aileron control input to compensate for the crosswind during departure. During the takeoff roll the flight instructor realized the airplane had drifted to the right side of the runway. He took control of the airplane, banked the airplane left, and added left rudder, and the left wing struck a runway light, resulting in substantial damage to the wing and aileron. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Crosswind correction-Not attained/maintained
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Instructor/check pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2023_ANC23LA043.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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