BARTER ISLAND, AK, USA
N2779C
CESSNA 170B
PLT LANDED ON A GRAVEL BAR IN WILDERNESS FOR HUNTING. TWO DAYS LATER, ESTIMATING ABOUT 1400 FT OF USABLE SURFACE WAS AVAILABLE FOR TAKEOFF, HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF UPHILL TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A SLIGHT HEADWIND CONDITION IN THAT DIRECTION. THE SURFACE OF LOOSE SAND AND GRAVEL VARIED IN SOFTNESS. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE IN GROUND EFFECT AS THE END OF USABLE SURFACE WAS REACHED BUT A WIND SHIFT AT THAT POINT PRECLUDED CLIMB AWAY FROM RISING TERRAIN. ACFT COLLIDED WITH A (RIVER) CUT BANK. CALCULATIONS SHOW A MINIMUM OF 1580 FT REQUIRED FOR THIS ACFT/LOAD/SITUATION TO EFFECT SAFE TAKEOFF.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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