NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC23LA043
Registry · N5075T
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
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
Registrant of record
ILLIG PETRA A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
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
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or 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.
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