- Date
- September 23, 1981
- Place
- Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N3826CCessna 402B
- Status
- Completed · report December 24, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810923061429A
- Case key
- 123802
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2299 81/9/23 KAYENTA,AZ CESSNA 402B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1027 N3826C PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 31, 2312 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 243 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KAYENTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KAYENTA,AZ MESA,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 12000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 60 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- SOFT SANDY CLAY RWY.APRX 300LBS OVR MAX GROSS WT,CG BHND AFT LMT.D/A APRX 7000FT.WND CHGD TO WEST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3826C
- Reported as
- Cessna 402B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kayenta
N3826CRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2005 · Cessna 402BAirframe modelCessna 402BEngine modelContinental TSIO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.