# Accident 19840421045909A: Frchld C119, Tobin Creek, AK, April 21, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1984, 17:30 local time
- Place: Tobin Creek, AK
- Airport: Tobin Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 66.9993° N, 146.3695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=66.9993&lon=-146.3695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15509 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD C119
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R335091
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,060 total, 3,503 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC84LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840421045909A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LEFT WHEEL STRUCK A SNOW BERM ON TAKEOFF AND PULLED AIRCRAFT INTO A SNOWBANK. STEERING DEGRADED BY WIND AND GRAVEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC84LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA058), Apr 21, 1984: Fairchild C-119 (N15509), Venetie, AK, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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