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ANC83LA163

1983-09-03 · SELDOVIA, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport SOV

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT OVERTURNED ON TAKEOFF DUE TO TURBULENT WIND CONDITIONS. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WIND WAS FROM 243 DEGREES AT 16 KTS. NO GUSTS. HE STATED ALSO THAT SEVERE TURBULENCE EXISTED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ARPT MANAGER SAID THATTHE ACFT TOOK OFF FROM RWY 16, ATTAINED AN ALT OF 100-150 FT AGL WHEN A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED THE ACFT UP AND OVER. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ANC83LA163.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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