ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 356436
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 December 1996 |
| Time: | 10:54 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | Village Aviation |
| Registration: | N20024 |
| MSN: | 17260940 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12764 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bethel, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KBET) |
| Napaskiak, AK (PKA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot and two passengers were departing on a cross-country on-demand charter flight. The airplane was 120 pounds below maximum gross weight. The pilot departed runway 11, but after lift off, the airplane would not climb. The airplane collided with snow covered tundra terrain about 1/8 mile from the departure end of the runway. The operator indicated the pilot and a mechanic passenger observed the airplane lights flicker on and off, and smelled an odor of overheated electrical wiring. An inspection of the airplane by the FAA did not reveal any mechanical malfunction. The wind conditions at the airport, from just before and just after the accident, varied from 300 to 312 degrees at 9 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's improper planning/decision, and resultant failure to obtain/maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff. A factor related the accident was: taking off with a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA010
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 October 1991 | N20024 | Village Aviation Corp | 0 | Bethel, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Mar-2024 07:09 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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