- Date
- September 2, 1982, 08:32 local (16:32 UTC)
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3299QCessna 402
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820902043439A
- Case key
- 70651
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that during taxi there was a light trace of dew on the windshield. The passenger stated that during the initial application of takeoff power the windshield became fogged & completely obscured forward visibility. The plt's attention was also concentrated on the eng instruments. An on-site investigaiton showed that the acft travelled in a straight line from point of takeoff. There was no evidence of tire marks to indicate use of braking.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3299Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 402-0099
- Airframe hours
- 7,369
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-E, 280 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Greg Hawes
- Registered owner
- Greg Hawes
- Departed
- Fairbanks, AK
- Destination
- Bettles, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- Metro, runway 6, 4,600 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,546 total · 110 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 115 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
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 N3299Q · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.