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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 402B · Kayenta, AZ · September 23, 1981

Date
September 23, 1981 · 10:27 local
Place
Kayenta, AZ
Airport
Kayenta
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3826C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FUK04
Reported as
Cessna 402B
People aboard
8
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,312 total243 in this make and model231 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Overweight, out of CG, soft sand runway and downwind. Failed to accelerate on takeoff. Aborted. Slid off end.

As the FAA filed it

OVERWEIGHT, OUT OF CG, SOFT SAND RUNWAY AND DOWNWIND. FAILED TO ACCELERATE ON TAKEOFF. ABORTED. SLID OFF END.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.