Sep 11, 2003
Accident
Substantial Chalkyitsik, AK
Injuries1 minor
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsVMC
OperationFAR 135
Probable Cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain adequate airspeed during takeoff, which resulted in an in-flight collision with brush, and subsequent stall of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were a crosswind, high vegetation (brush), and an inadvertent stall.
NTSB ANC03LA113