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| Date: | Monday 30 July 2001 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna U206 |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Air Taxi Inc |
| Registration: | N5371U |
| MSN: | U20605252 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5611 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Yakutat, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Yakutat Airport, AK (YAK/PAYA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The air taxi pilot was attempting to takeoff from a remote airstrip. During the takeoff roll, he allowed the airplane's left wing to collide with brush, sustaining substantial damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from high vegetation during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC01LA096
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 1995 | N5371U | William M Meaney | 0 | Port Alsworth, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 11:06 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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