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| Date: | Wednesday 9 February 1983 |
| Time: | 09:50 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 207A |
| Owner/operator: | Cape Smythe Air Service |
| Registration: | N73100 |
| MSN: | 20700559 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2936 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Kivalina, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Kivalina, AK (KVL) |
| Barrow, AK (BRW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON ITS TAKEOFF ROLL DUE TO MISTING OR FROSTING OF THE WINDSHIELD REDUCING VISIBILITY. THE PHENOMENON IS COMMON TO THE AREA. THE RWY IS IN POOR CONDITION WITH PRECAUTIONS TO USE THE CENTER ONLY FOR TAKEOFF & LANDING.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC83IA043
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 July 2000 | N73100 | Cape Smyth Air Service, Inc. | 0 | Deadhorse, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 15:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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