- Date
- August 31, 1979
- Place
- Pilot Point, AK · PILOT POINT, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N9965FScotish Avn SH-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790831030959A
- Case key
- 134252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2878 79/8/31 PILOT POINT,AK SCOTISH AVN SH-2 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2506 TIME - 1540 N9965F PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PILOT POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PILOT POINT,AK NAKNEK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 160 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 20K.HAULING FISH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9965F
- Reported as
- Scotish Avn SH-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pilot Point
N9965FRegistration cancelled Nov 9, 1993 · Scottish TWIN PIONEER SER 3Airframe modelScottish TWIN PIONEER SER 3
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9965F · 1
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