- Date
- September 19, 1992, 12:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Chitina, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N513FDe Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920919037669A
- Case key
- 5815
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Probable cause
Pilot in command preflight decision/planning in attempting takeoff without prudent and sufficient preparation to assess wind direction. A factor relating to the accident was: the trees in the clearway at the airstrip end.
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
Pilot/owner of lodge operating de havilland DHC2 landed at 1,200 foot river bar strip and loaded 4 passengers and light cargo in 'no more than 10 minutes.' Takeoff aborted just prior to planned takeoff when pilot reported lack of acceleration with normal engine power. Overrun into trees beyond airstrip, collision with trees substantially damaging aircraft. Pilot noted 10 to 15 knot tailwind following accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N513F
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1265
- Airframe hours
- 10,063
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Paul Claus, doing business as Claus Outdoor Adventures
- Registered owner
- Paul Claus
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 2, 1992 · 200 hours before
- Destination
- CXC · Chitina, AK
- Airport
- Brysons Bar Airstrip
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Private, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,485 total · 1,358 in this make and model · 8,470 as pilot in command · 158 in the last 90 days · 82 in the last 30 days · 7.1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.