- Date
- April 24, 1977
- Place
- Bethel, AK · BETHEL, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N8538QCessna 206F
- Status
- Completed · report May 4, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770424009689A
- Case key
- 158408
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0568 77/4/24 BETHEL,AK CESSNA 206F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 926 TIME - 1000 N8538Q PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 905 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BETHEL RIV STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL,AK HOLY CROSS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8538Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 206F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bethel Riv Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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