- Date
- October 16, 1981
- Place
- Quinhagak, AK · QUINHAGAK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4495SBeech A36
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811016070459A
- Case key
- 123493
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2829 81/10/16 QUINHAGAK,AK BEECH A36 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 15678 TIME - 1330 N4495S PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 991 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - QUINHAGAK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUINHAGAK,AK BETHEL,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 1000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 3 MILES OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 34 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 360 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- SNW EQPMNT PULLED OFF RWY FOR ACFT.SNW BERM CURVED ACROSS RWY WHERE CLRD AREA NARROWED.HIT BERM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4495S
- Reported as
- Beech A36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Quinhagak
N4495SRegistration cancelled Dec 28, 2024 · Beech A36Airframe modelBeech A36Engine modelContinental IO-520 series
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Other investigations on N4495S · 1
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