ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385964
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| Date: | Monday 30 April 2001 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Kenmore Air Harbor, Inc. |
| Registration: | N6781L |
| MSN: | 788 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 16470 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Seattle, WA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Seattle, WA (WA57) |
| Seattle, WA (S60) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The left seat pilot, who was undergoing training, accompanied by the right seat pilot (both pilots were instructors), taxied the floatplane out for departure. The aircraft was turned into the wind and takeoff power was beginning to be applied when the aircraft's right wing was picked up by a wind gust. The aircraft momentarily became airborne, pivoted and impacted the water slowly nosing over. A cold front was passing through the Puget Sound area shortly before the accident and strong, gusty winds out of the south were recorded at all Puget Sound stations in the area near the time of the accident. The pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 150 degrees at 25 knots with gusts to 43 knots.
Probable Cause: The high wind conditions encountered as the aircraft began its takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the variable and gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB SEA01LA081
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 2016 | N6781L | Kenmore Air Harbor Inc | 0 | Rosario Strait between San Juan and Lopez Islands, WA | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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