ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65428
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| Date: | Sunday 7 June 2009 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N915RC |
| MSN: | 70 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2350 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Lake Hood, AK |
| Bulchitna Lake, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The private pilot was taking off in the float plane from the lake's west waterway. The airplane was on step, gaining airspeed, and the takeoff run seemed normal to the pilot. The airplane was nearing takeoff speed, and proceeding directly down the waterway, when it encountered a right quartering tailwind gust that lifted up the right wing and float. The airplane veered to the left toward a steep bank, and the pilot was unable to correct the deviation with the rudder. He did not feel that he could reduce power as he would slam into the bank. The airplane lifted off, but the float collided with the top of the bank. The airplane cartwheeled about 160 degrees to the left before coming to rest on its right side. It sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and floats. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. Reported wind at the airport approximately 3 minutes after the accident was from 020 degrees magnetic at 3 knots, with no recorded gusts.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
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| 2 January 1992 | N64396 | Private | 0 | Port Walter, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2009 21:07 | harro | Added |
| 08-Jun-2009 10:19 | slowkid | Updated |
| 15-Jun-2009 00:09 | slowkid | Updated |
| 17-Jun-2009 01:39 | whiteshark | Updated |
| 05-May-2010 08:38 | StreetF117 | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 14-Aug-2011 02:47 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2018 11:29 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Embed code] |
| 13-Apr-2021 07:17 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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