Status:	Final
Date:	21 APR 1984
Time:	17:30
Type:	Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
Operator:	Hawkins & Powers Aviation
Registration:	N15509
C/n / msn:	10775
First flight:
Total airframe hrs:	8643
Engines:	2 Wright R-3350-89B
Crew:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Total:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Airplane damage:	Destroyed
Airplane fate:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	Venetie Airport, AK (VEE) (United States of America)
Phase:	Takeoff (TOF)
Nature:	Cargo
Departure airport:	Venetie Airport, AK (VEE), United States of America
Destination airport:	Fairbanks International Airport, AK (FAI/PAFA), United States of America

Narrative:
Went off the runway while taking off from a snow covered runway with a 5-10 knots tailwind. The aircraft is preserved at Hill Aerospace Museum, Hill AFB, Utah. It is not know if the aircraft has been repaired in between.

PROBABLE CAUSE:
Planning/decision .. improper .. pilot in command
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff area .. selected .. pilot in command
CONTRIBUTING FACTORS:
Overconfidence in aircraft's ability .. pilot in command
Self-induced pressure .. pilot in command
Weather condition .. high density altitude
Weather condition .. tailwind
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition .. inadequate
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition .. snow covered
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition .. icy
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition .. rough/uneven
Terrain condition .. snowbank

Sources:
» NTSB