ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 361492
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Date: | Friday 13 August 1993 |
Time: | 17:00 LT |
Type: | Grumman G-21 Goose |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N1530H |
MSN: | B-140 |
Total airframe hrs: | 18204 hours |
Engine model: | P&W R-985-14-B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Togiak River, AK -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Dillingham, AK (DLG) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:PILOT IN COMMAND OF AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE MISJUDGED THE LENGTH OF TAKEOFF RUN NEEDED TO GET AIRBORNE OFF AN AREA OF A REMOTE FISHING RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AT THE TURN OF THE RIVER. SUFFICIENT SEALANE WAS AVAILABLE IF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TAXIED UP STREAM.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT DECISION MAKING AND SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | ANC93LA144 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA144
Location
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