VIEKODA BAY, AK, USA
N4877Y
CESSNA 206
BEFORE TAKING OFF, THE PLT HAD BECOME PREOCCUPIED WITH PUMPING WATER FROM THE FLOATS & ALLOWED THE ACFT TO DRIFT DOWNWIND FROM A FISHING VESSEL. HE THEN ELECTED TO TAKEOFF INTO THE WIND WHICH WAS ALSO DIRECTLY TOWARD THE SUN. AFTER MAKING A NORMAL ROUGH WATER TAKEOFF, THE ACFT HAD CLIMBED TO ABOUT 30 FT AGL WHEN THE PLT SAW THE SILOUETTE OF THE FISHING VESSEL'S RIGGING IN THE SUN GLARE. HE TRIED TO AVOID A COLLISION, BUT WAS UNABLE. THE ACFT HIT A MAST ON THE VESSEL, THEN CRASHED IN THE BAY.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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