- Date
- July 4, 1981
- Place
- South Naknek, AK · SOUTH NAKNEK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N98TDehavilland DHC-3
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810704076489A
- Case key
- 124036
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2824 81/7/4 SOUTH NAKNEK,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-3 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4605 TIME - 1030 N98T PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTH NAKNEK NO 2 DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SOUTH NAKNEK,AK UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- DUE TO SEAT CONFIGURATION,PLT UN TO APPLY FULL R RUDDER/R BRAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY.TUNDRA NR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98T
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-3
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- South Naknek No 2
N98TRegistered now · Dehavilland DHC-3Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-3Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 series
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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.
Other investigations on N98T · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.