ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 369831
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| Date: | Sunday 11 September 1988 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180B |
| Owner/operator: | Fred Ensign |
| Registration: | N3539E |
| MSN: | 50398 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6249 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairbanks, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| North Pole, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT RPRTD THAT DRG AN ABORTED TAKEOFF, THE ACFT OVERRAN THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY & THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FAILED. HE SAID HE MISJUDGED THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ACFT, & WHEN HE ABORTED, THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RWY REMAINING TO STOP. ALSO, HE BELIEVED THE HI DENSITY ALT, SOFT RWY, GUSTY WINDS & UPWARD SLOPING RWY CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACDNT. THE ARPT ELEV WAS 2100 FT; THE TEMP WAS ABOUT 65 DEG. THE PLT RPRTD THE WIND WAS FROM 080 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 20 KTS.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC88LA139
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 August 1986 | N3539E | David Virgil Buchanan | 0 | Clear, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 24-Mar-2024 18:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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