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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 2024 |
| Time: | 09:46 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46R Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Everts Air Fuel |
| Registration: | N7848B |
| MSN: | 273 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1942 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA/PAEN), Kenai, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Kenai Airport, AK (ENA/PAEN) |
| Talkeetna Airport, AK (TKA/PATK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during takeoff, as the airplane passed through 150 ft above ground level (agl) several birds impacted the leading edge of the left wing. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the wing structure. The pilot continued the takeoff and entered a left hand traffic pattern and eventually landed back at the airport. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: An in-flight collision with birds during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC24LA066
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194707
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 March 1985 | N7848B | Private | 0 | Nulato, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Aug-2024 15:09 | ASN | Added |
| 06-Aug-2024 16:41 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Nature, Damage, Category, Accident report, ] |
| 08-Apr-2025 19:11 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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