Dehavilland DHC-2 accident near Katmai National Park, AK
On August 21, 2010, a Dehavilland DHC-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Katmai National Park, AK. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 21, 2010
- Place
- Katmai National Park, AK
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 56.961°N, 158.579°W
- NTSB ID
- 20100902X00429
Official records · ANC10FA100
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 21, 2010, about 1412 Alaska daylight time, a de Havilland DHC-2 airplane, N9313Z, sustained substantial damage when it impacted ocean water near Katmai National Park, Alaska. The airplane was registered to and operated by Branch River Air Service, Anchorage, Alaska, under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135 as on-demand air taxi flight. Instrument and visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the general area between the point of departure and the intended destination. A company visual flight rules flight plan was active for the flight. Only fragmented portions of the airplane have been found washed up on the ocean shoreline near the presumed crash site. The commercial pilot and three passengers remain missing, and are presumed to have sustained fatal injuries. The flight originated from the Swikshak River Lagoon, Katmai National Park, Alaska, about 1352. The intended destination was King Salmon, Alaska, with an intermediate stop at Lake Brooks, Katmai National Park. Information provided by the National Park Service (NPS) revealed that the DHC-2 was part of a flight of two airplanes that were transporting NPS employees from the Swikshak River Lagoon area back to their assigned posts. When the DHC-2 did not arrive at the Lake Brooks Camp or King Salmon, the flight was reported overdue by the operator to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). An Alert Notice (ALNOT) was issued by the FAA on August 21, 2010, at 1750. The United States Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), United States Coast Gu
Probable cause
Undetermined.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
