ANCHORAGE, AK, USA
N4292H
PIPER PA-14
THE PLT ABORTED HIS 1ST ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF DUE TO BOAT & WATER SKI ACTIVITY. HE BACK TAXIED & BEGAN A 2ND ATTEMPT ON ROUGH WATER. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE. IT STOPPED CLIMBING WHEN THE PLT BEGAN TO RAISE THE FLAPS, SO HE 'PULLED THE SECOND NOTCH OF FLAPS BACK ON' AND BEGAN A SHALLOW TURN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT MUSHED, COLLIDED WITH TREES & CRASHED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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