- Date
- November 20, 1984, 15:45 local (19:45 UTC)
- Place
- Koliganek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1606UCessna 207
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19841120063449A
- Case key
- 4449
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Analysis
The acft crashed when it failed to become airborne during the takeoff run. The plt & witnesses agreed that snow was not removed from the acft prior to departure.
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
Wing - iceFactor
Ice/frost removal from aircraft - disregardedCause
Judgment - poorCause
ComplacencyCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1606U
- Reported as
- Cessna 207
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 20700296
- Airframe hours
- 11,074
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-F13, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Yute Air Alaska, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 1, 1984 · 84 hours before
- Departed
- KGK · Koliganek, AK
- Destination
- DLG · Dillingham, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,915 total · 500 in this make and model · 2,745 as pilot in command · 245 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 30 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.