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| Date: | Friday 13 August 1993 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-21A Goose |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1530H |
| MSN: | B-140 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 18204 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985-14-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Togiak River, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Dillingham, AK (DLG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
PILOT IN COMMAND OF AMPHIBIAN AIRPLANE MISJUDGED THE LENGTH OF TAKEOFF RUN NEEDED TO GET AIRBORNE OFF AN AREA OF A REMOTE FISHING RIVER. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH AN EMBANKMENT AT THE TURN OF THE RIVER. SUFFICIENT SEALANE WAS AVAILABLE IF THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TAXIED UP STREAM.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT DECISION MAKING AND SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR TAKEOFF.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC93LA144
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| 16-Mar-2024 19:02 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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