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| Date: | Saturday 29 July 1995 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206G |
| Owner/operator: | William M Meaney |
| Registration: | N5371U |
| MSN: | U20605252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2327 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental TSIO-520-M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Port Alsworth, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Anchorage, AK (MRI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE FLIGHT WAS TAKING OFF FROM A GRAVEL RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT. AS THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF IT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH A RIGHT BANK, BUT THE LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK THE TREES. THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST IN THE TREES ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION, WHICH RESULTED IN A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. THE CROSSWIND AND PROXIMITY OF TREES WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA121
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 2001 | N5371U | Gulf Air Taxi Inc | 0 | Yakutat, AK | |
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| 14-Mar-2024 15:40 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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