- Date
- July 2, 1983, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC)
- Place
- King Salmon, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N284Douglas DC-7C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830702038569I
- Case key
- 4090
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.
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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.
Overrun
Preflight planning/preparation - inadequateFactor
Aircraft weight and balance - improperCause
Analysis
Acft overran the end of the rwy when takeoff was aborted after failure to rotate. No mechanical difficulties were noted. The rwy was dry and adequate. The CG was at or near the forward limit.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N284
- Reported as
- Douglas DC-7C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 45203
- Airframe hours
- 32,247
- Engine
- P&W 3350, reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91 subpart F
- Registered owner
- T & G Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Transport
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 20, 1983 · 68 hours before
- Destination
- ENA · Kenai, AK
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- AKN · King Salmon, runway 29, 8,500 × 150 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
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 13,300 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 13,300 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,500 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AKN
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.