ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 353687
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| Date: | Sunday 4 October 1998 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N6867X |
| MSN: | 17247767 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4920 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-360-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Russian Mission, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certificated commercial pilot reported that the accident airstrip is situated within a valley with rising terrain on three sides, and the wind was blowing from the northwest about 15 to 20 knots. The pilot stated that he elected to depart to the west, and toward rising terrain. He stated that just after takeoff, the airplane encountered a strong downdraft, and failed to gain sufficient altitude to clear rising terrain. The airplane collided with a stand of trees, and sustained substantial damage to the wings, and fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident are rising terrain, and a downdraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC99LA001
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 January 1995 | N6867X | Private | 0 | Anvik, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 10-Mar-2024 09:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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