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ANC84LA105

1984-06-26 · EKUK, Alaska, United States · Serious · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport KKU

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A WATER PIPE ABOUT 6 FT AGL DURING TAKEOFF. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE PLT DID NOT USE ALL AVAILABLERWY. WITNESSES ALSO SAID THAT HE DRIFTED OFF THE RWY CENTERLINE AFTER A PREMATURE TAKEOFF. THE PLTS EMPLOYER SAID THAT HE HAD WARNED HIM AT LEAST TWICE ABOUT USING ALL OF THE RWY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1984_ANC84LA105.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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