- Date
- March 23, 1983, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Rampart, AK
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9068GCessna U206G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830323009059A
- Case key
- 4063
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The runway was a 3000 foot gravel strip covered with hard packed snow and snow berms on both sides. The pilot stated he broke ground about half way down the runway at about 50 KTS airspeed. At about 40 feet AGL, he noticed he was drifting toward 60 foot trees on the right, so he banked to the left and increased pitch. The left wing dropped and the acft descended until impact on the runway. The acft came to rest about 300 feet from the runway end. The two front seat occupants received serious injuries. A third occupant seated in the rear was not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9068G
- Reported as
- Cessna U206G
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- U206G 03799
- Airframe hours
- 2,261
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dakota Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 18, 1982 · 50 hours before
- Destination
- Eureka, AK
- Airport
- RMP · Rampart, runway 29, 3,000 × 40 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 150 total · 87 in this make and model · 106 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 16 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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