- Date
- October 12, 1981
- Place
- Akaichak, AK · AKAICHAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7605UCessna 207
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811012066619A
- Case key
- 126681
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1812 81/10/12 AKAICHAK,AK CESSNA 207 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0915 N7605U PX- 0 1 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 41, 1070 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 102 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AKAICHAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BETHEL,AK RETURN AKAICHAK,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE REMARKS- TKOF IMPEDED BY SLUSH & WTR FILLED POT HOLES.1ST 600FT OF RWY MUDDY & UNUSABLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7605U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Akaichak
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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 N7605U · 1
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