- Date
- June 17, 1987, 20:30 local (Jun 18, 1987, 04:30 UTC)
- Place
- Theodore River, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N71724Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19870617020699A
- Case key
- 4858
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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 that during the takeoff roll the acft's left main gear struck a culvert in the road. The acft became airborne prior to reaching rotation speed. The plt reduced power to abort the takeoff. The nose wheel struck a stump on the road and the acft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71724
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259729
- Airframe hours
- 2,800
- Engine
- Continental O-470, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John M. Edwards
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 11, 1987 · 30 hours before
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,081 total · 1,020 in this make and model · 1,020 as pilot in command · 29 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 28.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.