Douglas DC-7C incident near King Salmon, Alaska, July 2, 1983
On July 2, 1983 at about 11:00 pm local time, a Douglas DC-7C, registered N284, suffered minor damage in an incident near King Salmon, Alaska (King Salmon airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91, subpart F). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 2, 1983 · about 11:00 pm local time · cases in 1983
- Place
- King Salmon, Alaska · King Salmon · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Douglas DC-7C · all DC-7Cs on the register
- Registration
- N284 · registry record · serial 45203
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91, subpart F)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACFT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RWY WHEN TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AFTER FAILURE TO ROTATE. NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WERE NOTED.THE RWY WAS DRY AND ADEQUATE. THE CG WAS AT OR NEAR THE FORWARD LIMIT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,300 hours in all; 1,500 in this make and model; 30 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 13,300 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 32,247 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, June 20, 1983; 68 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 129,000 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: P&W 3350 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Destination: ENA Kenai AK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 29, 8,500 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 5,500 ft; scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:00 pm from AKN
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N284 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Douglas DC-7 5 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Douglas 305 aircraft on the register
- Engine: P&W 3350 · as the NTSB recorded it
- King Salmon Airport · nearest airport
- Kenai Municipal · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Alaska 5,932 since 1982 · 823 in the last ten years
- Alaska 9,144 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ANC83IA111.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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