NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC87LA164
Registry · N50AA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
INTERSTATE S-1B2
Year of manufacture
1974 · 13 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19960925
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A63798
Registrant of record
OGONOWSKI KRISTINE STAFFELDT
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE PILOT LANDED ON A SMALL LAKE, DECIDED IT WAS TOO SMALL AND ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. HE WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN LIFT OFF SPEED PRIOR TO STRIKING THE OPPOSITE BANK WITH HIS FLOATS AND SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGEING THE AIRPLANE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_ANC87LA164.txt.
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