19830819043469A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna T207A · Atmautlauk, AK · August 19, 1983

Date
August 19, 1983 · 11:30 local
Place
Atmautlauk, AK
Airport
Atmautlauk
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
COAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73789
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC83LA149
Reported as
Cessna T207A
Reported engine
Continental IO520F
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,838 total874 in this make and model260 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pilots seat slid back on takeoff. Control was lost. Veered off runway into a pond. Seat not fastened prior takeoff.

As the FAA filed it

PILOTS SEAT SLID BACK ON TAKEOFF. CONTROL WAS LOST. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A POND. SEAT NOT FASTENED PRIOR TAKEOFF.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N73789 · 1

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