Accident Cessna 207 N1619U, Saturday 10 September 1983

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Date:	Saturday 10 September 1983
Time:	17:15 LT
Type:	Cessna 207
Owner/operator:	Frontier Flying Service
Registration:	N1619U
MSN:	20700219
Total airframe hrs:	5066 hours
Engine model:	Continental IO-520
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Umiat, AK - United States of America
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Unknown
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Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AFTER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF IT DURING TAKEOFF. THE FLT STARTED AS AN AIR TAXI OPERATION BUT WHEN THE PILOT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN 2 TAKEOFF ATTEMPTS HE OFF LOADED HIS PASSENGERS UNTO ANOTHER ACFT. THIS STOL MODIFIED ACFT BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A THIRD TAKEOFF ALONE. WHEN THE ACFT HIT THE GROUNDTHE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PILOT STATED THAT MORE EMPHASIS SHOULD BE GIVEN TO LOW SPEED OPERATION OF MODIFIED ACFT.

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