NONE · Cessna 208 · 2020-02-05 · Hooper Bay, AK, USA
Event
NTSB number
ANC20LA020
Event ID
20200210X53022
Type
Accident
Date
2020-02-05
Location
Hooper Bay, AK, USA
Coordinates
61.523887, -166.14472
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
8
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
Cessna
Model
208
Registration
N454SF
FAR Part
135
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
IMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s decision to depart from a contaminated runway, and his failure to make a timely decision to abort the takeoff when the airplane was not accelerating as expected. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to depart in limited visibility conditions, which likely affected his ability to determine the available runway distance remaining during the takeoff.