- Date
- March 12, 1984, 16:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Crooked Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7350UCessna 207A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840312035909A
- Case key
- 4193
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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 was using soft field procedures to takeoff from a 1600 ft dirt/gravel strip. The strip was wet & soft from melting snow, it sloped downhill with a 3% slope & 15 to 20 ft trees were located at the departure end. Also, the plt reported there were 3 'good size heaves' in the rwy. Shortly after becoming airborne, the stall warning horn sounded & the acft settled back on the rwy. Subsequently, the plt initiated abort procedures, but was unable to stop on the remaining rwy. He maneuvered to avoid a van, then the acft nosed over on rough uneven terrain. The no-wind takeoff roll for hard surface was estimated to be 1100 ft with no obstructions & 1970 to clear a 50 ft obstruction. The plt suggested there was an eng problem, but the passengers noticed no loss of power. Also, the passengers said that during the takeoff roll, the stall warning horn was on & the tail was dragging the ground. Scrape marks were found on the underside of the tail.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7350U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700414
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F9, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Harolds Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 29, 1984 · 53 hours before
- Destination
- SLQ · Sleetmute, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- CJX · Crooked Creek, runway 13, 2,000 × 80 ft, gravel
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
- 42
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,643 total · 353 in this make and model · 2,378 as pilot in command · 336 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- 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.