- Date
- August 21, 1981
- Place
- Cordova, AK · CORDOVA, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1453ZDehavilland DHC-2
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810821050979A
- Case key
- 124541
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1854 81/8/21 NR.CORDOVA,AK DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1245 N1453Z PX- 0 0 6 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 42, 4171 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 658 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FIELD LOCATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP CORDOVA,AK RETURN CORDOVA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 90 25 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- R X-WND GSTG 35KTS.STRUCK SANDBAR ON L SIDE IN NARROW PART OF CHANNEL.FLOAT EQUIPPED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1453Z
- Reported as
- Dehavilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Field Location
FAA reports on this event · 1
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