ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355036
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 November 1997 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: | Piper PA-31T3 Cheyenne (T-1040) |
| Owner/operator: | Southcentral Air |
| Registration: | N314SC |
| MSN: | 31T-8275007 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 10651 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6A-11 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tyonek, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (KBLG) |
| Kenai, AK (ENA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A twin engine airplane was departing a private airstrip on a non scheduled air taxi flight during night VFR conditions. The airplane had accelerated to between 85 and 90 knots on the runway. The captain noticed a shadow ahead and left of the airplane, and then felt an impact with the airplane. He aborted the takeoff, and stopped the airplane on the runway. He taxied clear of the runway, and noticed a moose had been struck by the left wing of the airplane during the departure roll. The airplane received damage to the left wing tip, and the left wing spar. The airport is served by several air taxi operators, and is surrounded by brush and trees. A road parallels the east side of the runway, and a line of trees begins about 100 feet east of the road. The airport property is not fenced.
Probable Cause: An on-ground collision with an animal (moose). Factors in the accident were night VFR conditions that restricted the pilot's visual lookout, and the lack of an airport perimeter fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC98LA010
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 January 1992 | N314SC | Southcentral Air | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 07:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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