Jon Bergstedt JP FLYER accident near Wasilla, AK
On September 14, 2024, a Jon Bergstedt JP FLYER (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wasilla, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- September 14, 2024
- Place
- Wasilla, AK
- Aircraft
- Jon Bergstedt JP FLYER · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 61.616°N, 149.311°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240914195120
Official records · ANC24FA092
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 14, 2024, at 0930 Alaska daylight time, an experimental amateur-built, JP Flyer airplane, N1202Y, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 flight test. According to a close friend, the accident pilot built the airplane at his home in Anchorage, Alaska, and transported it to Anderson Lake Airport (0AK1) to be assembled in the friend’s hangar. The accident flight was the pilot’s first flight in the airplane. The friend of the pilot, who witnessed the accident, stated the pilot added fuel and started the engine twice, for a leak check and a magneto check, for a total run time of less than 5 minutes. The witness watched the pilot start the engine and taxi to the runway. He stated that, after the airplane took off and while it was over the departure end of the runway, it sounded like the pilot closed the throttle and the engine noise was not as loud as he expected it to be. The airplane continued to climb over the trees, then the nose came down and there was a slight left bank toward the road before the witness lost sight of the airplane. Another witness at the airport reported that, as the airplane began its initial takeoff roll on runway 8, the engine sounded like it was not producing full takeoff power, and the witness initially thought that the pilot was conducting a high-speed taxi. The airplane unexpectedly became airborne, but the witness said the engine sounded unusual, as if it were not producing enough p
Probable cause
The installation of an improperly sized fuel line that did not allow for adequate fuel flow to the engine, resulting in a partial loss of engine power and collision with trees.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
