ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 372029
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| Date: | Friday 16 October 1987 |
| Time: | 19:25 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A |
| Owner/operator: | Friendship Air Alaska |
| Registration: | N1472M |
| MSN: | 20700668 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5037 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sheldon Point, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Saint Marys, AK (KSM |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIR TAXI PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SHORT NARROW GRAVEL AIR STRIP IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. HE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WIND WAS IN EXCESS OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TYPE ACFT. A WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS 40 KTS GUSTING TO 50 KTS FROM 230 DEGREES.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC88LA008
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 August 1986 | N1472M | Harolds Air Service | 0 | Togiak, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 26-Mar-2024 12:42 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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