- Date
- September 10, 1983, 17:15 local (Sep 11, 1983, 01:15 UTC)
- Place
- Umiat, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1619UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830910047909A
- Case key
- 4169
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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 acft collided with the ground after the pilot lost control of it during takeoff. The flt started as an air taxi operation but when the pilot was unsuccessful in 2 takeoff attempts he off loaded his passengers unto another acft. This stol modified acft became uncontrollable as the pilot attempted a third takeoff alone. When the acft hit the groundthe nose gear collapsed. The pilot stated that more emphasis should be given to low speed operation of modified acft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1619U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700219
- Airframe hours
- 5,066
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Frontier Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 2, 1983 · 19 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
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
- 30
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 7,800 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 7,800 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 19 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.