Dehavilland DHC-2 accident near Kodiak, AK
On September 9, 2016, a Dehavilland DHC-2 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kodiak, AK. 3 people were seriously injured. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 9, 2016
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Aircraft
- Dehavilland DHC-2 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 0 fatal, 3 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 57.661°N, 153.319°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160909X71952
Official records · ANC16LA062
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On September 9, 2016, about 1130 Alaska daylight time, a float-equipped, de Havilland DHC-2 (Beaver) airplane, N91AK, sustained substantial damage during a collision with water, following a loss of control shortly after takeoff from Uganik Lake, about 35 miles west-southwest of Kodiak, Alaska. The airplane was registered to Redemption, Inc., and operated as Flight 43 by Island Air, as a visual flight rules (VFR) scheduled commuter flight under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 135. Of the three occupants onboard, the airline transport pilot and two passengers all sustained serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and company flight following procedures were in effect. Flight 43 originated in Kodiak about 1100, with a preplanned, intermediate stop at Uganik Lake, before continuing to the flights scheduled stops in Amook Bay and Zachar Bay, Alaska. According to the operator's director of maintenance the purpose for the intermediate stop at Uganik Lake was to drop off a maintenance technician. He added that another company owned a Cessna 185 that had landed at Uganik Lake earlier in the day and damaged a float, and the maintenance technician was called in to inspect the float prior to the airplane returning to Kodiak. He said that after landing, the accident pilot met the crew of the Cessna 185 on the western shore of Uganik Lake, where he dropped off the maintenance technician, and then he departed for Amook Bay. Witnesses reported seeing the accident airplane back-taxi to the east before it eventually turned around to start the
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the initial climb and turn after takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
