Fairchild C-119 N15509

Summary

On 21 April 1984 at about 21:30 local time, a Fairchild C-119 registered N15509, operated by Supra Intnl Inc, was involved in an accident near Venetie, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 April 1984 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Venetie, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Tobin Creek

Coordinates

66.9993, -146.3695

Aircraft

Fairchild C-119

Registration

N15509

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Supra Intnl Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Fairbanks

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC84LA058

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF ON AN AIRSTRIP WHERE BRAKING ACTION WAS CONSIDERED GOOD DURING THE NORMAL SUMMER SEASON. IT WAS ABOUT 3000 FT IN ELEVATION & WAS SNOW COVERED MOST OF THE YEAR, AS ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STRIP ACCOMODATED TAKEOFFS TO THE SOUTH ONLY DUE TO GRADING AND OBSTRUCTIONS. FREQUENTLY, THIS MENT A DOWNWIND TAKEOFF. ON THEDAY OF THE ACCIDENT, THERE WAS A 5 KT WIND FROM THE NORTH WITH GUSTS TO 10 KTS. THE PLT SAID THAT NOSE WHEEL STEERING WAS NOT EFFECTIVE DUE TO THE SURFACE AND THE RUDDER WAS NOT RESPONSIVE DUE TO THE TAILWIND. MOST PLTS USED A 25 DEG (RIGHT TURN) DOGLEG OF THE RWY AT THE NORTH END TO START THEIR TAKEOFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN TAILWINDS WERE PRESENT. THE ACCIDENT ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK WHERE IT NOSED OVER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.