De Havilland DHC2 N1433Z
17 September 1994 · Whittier, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 September 1994 at about 20:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC2 registered N1433Z, operated by Rust's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Whittier, Alaska, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whittier, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Culross Passage
- Coordinates
- 60.8500, -148.0303
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC2
- Registration
- N1433Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Rust's Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC94LA142
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. AN INITIAL TAIL WIND AND LATER A CROSSWIND WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS LANDING A FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE IN A SMALL HARBOR ADJACENT TO AN OCEAN CHANNEL. THE ON-DEMAND CHARTER FLIGHT WAS TRANSPORTING FIVE PASSENGERS TO A REMOTE CABIN. DUE TO LARGE OCEAN SWELLS IN THE CHANNEL, THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND IN THE HARBOR AND DURING THE LANDING RUNOUT, ENCOUNTERED A TAILWIND THAT EXTENDED THE WATER RUN. AS THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED ABEAM A BREAK IN THE SHORELINE AT THE HARBOR ENTRANCE, IT WAS HIT BY AN UNEXPECTED GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TURN TOWARD THE RIGHT. ALL ATTEMPTS BY THE PILOT TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WERE INEFFECTIVE. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A BEACH AREA AT THE NORTH END OF THE HARBOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 1992 | De Havilland DHC2 | Two Moon Bay, Alaska, United States | Ketchum Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 1991 | De Havilland DHC2 MK1 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1990 | De Havilland DHC2 | Broad Pass, Alaska, United States | Kakeldy, Ronald | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1988 | De Havilland DHC2-MK I | Warroad, Minnesota, United States | Warroad Airways | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Oct 1983 | De Havilland DHC2 | Titusville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 2009 | De Havilland DHC2 | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | Clemente Motor Inc | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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