60.1578° N, 154.3406° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Alsworth, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 1, 1989 · 16:00 local
Place
Port Alsworth, AK
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N68563
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
156 total13 in this make and model21 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.
During takeoff roll landing gear hit a snow drift. A bolt sheared and landing gear axle broke. Minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
DURING TAKEOFF ROLL LANDING GEAR HIT A SNOW DRIFT. A BOLT SHEARED AND LANDING GEAR AXLE BROKE. MINOR DAMAGE.