De Havilland DHC-2 N9294Z

Summary

On 26 August 1980 at about 18:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N9294Z, operated by Katmai Air TAX, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Kukaklek Lake, Alaska, United States. 7 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 August 1980 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Kukaklek Lake, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N9294Z

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Katmai Air TAX

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Brooks Lodge, Ak

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3219

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PLT RAISED FLAPS TO TAXI FLOAT PLANE IN WND, LWRDFLAPS AT TKOF SPEED.HIT BANK, RVR BEND,10DEG FLAPS

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.