De Havilland DHC-2 N99838

Summary

On 20 June 1985 at about 20:20 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 registered N99838, operated by Chisum Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Bering River, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

20 June 1985 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Bering River, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2

Registration

N99838

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Chisum Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Cordova

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC85LA101

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

THE PLT STATED THAT DURING A 15 TO 20 MIN PERIOD AFTER HE HAD LANDED, THE WIND VELOCITY INCREASED GREATLY. HE MANAGED TO TAXI THE FLOAT PLANE TO AN AREA WHERE HE COULD TAKEOFF INTO THE WIND. AS THE ACFT WAS ON THE STEP FOR TAKEOFF, THE LEFT WING LIFTED AS IF IT WAS HIT BY A GUST OF WIND. SUSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK THE WATER & THE ACFT NOSED OVER. THE PLT ESTIMATED THE WIND WAS FROM THE EAST AT 40 GUSTING TO 50 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.