What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On June 22, 2000, about 1845 adt, a Cessna 172 aircraft, N4762D, was demolished just after takeoff from the Tuntutuliak Airport in Tuntutuliak, Alaska. The aircraft was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) commercial flight from Tuntutuliak to bethel when the accident occurred. The commercially certificated pilot was fatally injured and the sole passenger was seriously injured. Gusty wind conditions from the north prevailed, gusting 15 to 30 mph. During interviews with witnesses on the airport, they stated that the pilot of the 172 aircraft departed toward the south end of the strip on runway 20 and just after takeoff, veered sharply to the left and nose down at a steep angle. The aircraft landed nose down approximately 70 feet to the left of the south runway. The weather at Tuntutuliak was reported as no ceiling, good visibility and winds at 340 degrees 15 gusting to 30MPH.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 22, 2000, ABOUT 1845 ADT, A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, N4762D, WAS DEMOLISHED JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM THE TUNTUTULIAK AIRPORT IN TUNTUTULIAK, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) COMMERCIAL FLIGHT FROM TUNTUTULIAK TO BETHEL WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE COMMERCIALLY CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE SOLE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS FROM THE NORTH PREVAILED, GUSTING 15 TO 30 MPH. DURING INTERVIEWS WITH WITNESSES ON THE AIRPORT, THEY STATED THAT THE PILOT OF THE 172 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TOWARD THE SOUTH END OF THE STRIP ON RUNWAY 20 AND JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND NOSE DOWN AT A STEEP ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE DOWN APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE SOUTH RUNWAY. THE WEATHER AT TUNTUTULIAK WAS REPORTED AS NO CEILING, GOOD VISIBILITY AND WINDS AT 340 DEGREES 15 GUSTING TO 30MPH.
NTSB investigation
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