- Date
- September 22, 1984, 08:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Chugiak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N84490Cessna 188
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840922050589A
- Case key
- 4232
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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 stated the acft was covered with ice but he removed the majority of it before taking off. The acft contained a 200 gal load of fuel in the hopper. The plt stated the acft accelerated slower than normal and the takeoff ground run was long. He stated that once airborne the acft would not climb. The acft contacted several small trees then crashed in a clearing in a wooded area. A thin layer of ice was found on the leading edges of both wings and on the horizontal stabilizer after the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N84490
- Reported as
- Cessna 188
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- A188131986T
- Airframe hours
- 1,340
- Engine
- Continental IO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- G And G Corp
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 15, 1984 · 18 hours before
- Destination
- SKW · Skwentna, AK
- Airport
- Z15 · Birchwood, runway 10, 4,000 × 100 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,500 total · 600 in this make and model · 2,500 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 150 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 28 °F
- 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.