ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26433
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| Date: | Monday 24 March 1980 |
| Time: | 15:01 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 402 |
| Owner/operator: | Tomahawk Airways |
| Registration: | CF-EIA |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Deer Lake, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Deer Lake, Ontario |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
The company had been operating the aircraft into the partially completed airstrip throughout the late fall and winter months. Normally the strip is relatively smooth with a total usable length of over 3,000' including overrun. The surface was a mixture of sand and silt as no gravel had yet been added. During below freezing temperature periods the runway is hard and usable. On the day of the accident the area was experiencing an unusal warm spell with temperatures well above freezing in the afternoon. The runway surface had thawed during the day of the accident leaving pools of water and mud to a depth of 2 inches throughout the entire length. The aircraft had landed in the afternoon on the soft runway surface. The pilot had noted the runway condition and had remarked that this would be his last flight into the strip with the 402. The pilot then took on eight passengers and proceeded to take off. Tire marks indicated that the aircraft had remained on the ground throughout most of the runway length and became airborne after contacting a bumpy area just short of the runway end. The aircraft did not remain airborne but mushed into deep snow beyond the end of the runway dragging the undercarriage in the snow for hundreds of feet. Just before reaching the bordering treeline the aircraft became airborne again and struck the heavy trees at an estimated speed of 80 mph. Fire broke out immediately. Three female passengers managed to escape through an open door.
Evidence indicates that the aircraft exceeded its maximum allowable takeoff weight by over 500 pounds
Sources:
Accident Report 80-000020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jun-2022 11:54 | harro | Updated [Time, Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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