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| Date: | Friday 3 December 1993 |
| Time: | 21:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207 |
| Owner/operator: | Yute Air Alaska, Inc. |
| Registration: | N36CF |
| MSN: | 20700269 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 20275 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tuntutuliak, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bethel, AK (BET) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BERM, WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE THEN EXITED THE RUNWAY AND WENT ONTO TUNDRA.
Probable Cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND THE SNOW BERM ALONG THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC94LA022
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 1999 | N36CF | Yute Air Alaska Inc. | 0 | Bethel, AK | |
sub |
| 15 February 2005 | N36CF | Flight Alaska Inc. | 0 | Kipnuk, Alaska | |
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| 14 November 2008 | N36CF | Flight Alaska | 0 | Napaskiak, Alaska | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2024 13:54 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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