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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna A188B · Fairbanks, AK · August 26, 1984

Date
August 26, 1984 · 14:00 local
Place
Fairbanks, AK
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N731BT
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC84LA145
Reported as
Cessna A188B
Reported engine
Continental IO520D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,530 total200 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Blamed a downdraft for landing short of the runway. Was unable to dump oil cargo from the hopper prior to impact.

As the FAA filed it

BLAMED A DOWNDRAFT FOR LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. WAS UNABLE TO DUMP OIL CARGO FROM THE HOPPER PRIOR TO IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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