ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 364704
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| Date: | Wednesday 14 August 1991 |
| Time: | 14:15 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | King Air |
| Registration: | N5371G |
| MSN: | 1075 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9629 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ugashik, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE TAKEOFF ON THE WATER, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE WATER. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK AND SANK INTO THE LAKE.
Probable Cause: WAS THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE ROUGH WATER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA125
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 17:57 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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