NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ANC89FA091
Registry · N11GA
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
ROBINSON HELICOPTER R44 II
Year of manufacture
2005
TCDS
H11NM · ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO
Engine
LYCOMING IO-540 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20050721
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A02A71
Registrant of record
CROSSWIND LEASING LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE.
Factual narrative
THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE FLOAT PLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LAKE, IT VEERED LEFT & STRUCK THE BANK OF THE LAKE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON TOP OF THE BANK ABOUT 7 FT FROM THE WATER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1989_ANC89FA091.txt.
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