# NTSB ANC84FA068: Cessna 182N, N9096G, Fairbanks, AK, May 14, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 14, 1984, 15:58 local (23:58 UTC)
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Coordinates: 64.809234, -147.719055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8092&lon=-147.7191&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC84FA068
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4204/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84FA068

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - aircraft preflight - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - aircraft weight and balance - exceeded, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff
- Nose over, other

## Analysis

DURING TAKEOFF, THE ACFT LIFTED OFF AT ABOUT MID-FIELD, THEN IT TOUCHED DOWN & BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN BEFORE IT CRASHED. IT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION, 1017 FT BEYOND THE END OF THE RWY. NO ABNORMALITIES OF THE ENG WERE FOUND OTHER THAN IMPACT DAMAGE. FOUR OCCUPANTS, 40 GALS OF FUEL & 380 LBS OF CARGO HAD BEEN LOADED PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FLT. THE ACFT WAS ESTIMATED TO HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 210 LBS OVER ITS MAX ALLOWABLE GROSS WT & THE CG WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 1.1 INCHES BEYOND THE AFT LIMIT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9096G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9096G-1985-01-08), registration cancelled 1985-01-08, S/N 18260636 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Registry model: [Cessna 182N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (registry code 2072730) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 18260636
- Airframe hours: 1987
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470-R 230 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donna M. And Richard L. Carr
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, January 10, 1984, 82 hours before
- Destination: BTT, BETTLES, AK
- Airport: FAI, Fairbanks, runway 10, 3,200 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 435 total, 85 in this make and model, 400 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FAI

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840514019379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514019379A), May 14, 1984: Cessna 182N, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. Over gross and behind CG aircraft lifted off but refused to fly and nosed over off the end of the runway.

## Other investigations on N9096G (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC81DAA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DAA29), Sep 6, 1981: Cessna 182 (N9096G), Bettles, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI74FEK03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEK03), Aug 12, 1973: Cessna 182N (N9096G), Newark, OH, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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