- Date
- April 19, 1978
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9125HHoward,Dee DGA15P
- Status
- Completed · report May 8, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780419006119A
- Case key
- 142784
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0615 78/4/19 FAIRBANKS,AK HOWARD,DEE DGA15P CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1150 TIME - 1000 N9125H PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - METRO FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,AK BORNITE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. REMARKS- A/C COLLIDED WITH 250 GAL FUEL DRUM ON T/O RUN.APPROX 319LBS OVER MAX GROSS WT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9125H
- Reported as
- Howard,Dee DGA15P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Metro Field
N9125HRegistered now · Howard DGA-15PAirframe modelHoward DGA-15PEngine modelPratt & Whitney WJR-B-S-T
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.