De Havilland DHC-3 N335AK
4 September 2002 · Tenakee Springs, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 September 2002 at about 16:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC-3 registered N335AK, operated by Alaska Juneau Aeronautics Inc., was involved in an accident near Tenakee Springs, Alaska, United States. 7 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Tenakee Springs, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Tenakee Springs Seaplane Base (TKE)
- Coordinates
- 57.7797, -135.2186
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC-3
- Registration
- N335AK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Juneau Aeronautics Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Juneau → Tenakee Springs
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC02LA115
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of the airplane's speed/distance from a dock resulting in the airplane drifting into a wooden piling during a taxi from landing. A factor in the accident was the presence of a tidal current.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial certificated pilot was taxiing an amphibious float-equipped airplane to a seaplane dock after landing on a scheduled air taxi flight. The pilot shut-off the engine as the airplane approached the dock. A tidal current carried the airplane beyond the intended docking area, and the airplane drifted backward into a wooden piling. The operator reported that the left aileron was removed for repair. A 37-inch portion of the aileron trailing edge was replaced.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Dec 2002 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Nikolai, Alaska, United States | Glenn, David Hamilton | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 2001 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Decatur, Texas, United States | Thomas W. Bishop | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 2001 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Cordova, Alaska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 2004 | De Havilland DHC-3 | McGrath, Alaska, United States | Exousia Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 28 Jul 2005 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Promech Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1999 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Healy, Alaska, United States | Forty Mile Air Ltd. | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2002 | Piper PA-18 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Uriah Strong | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2002 | Williamson GLASTAR | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 2002 | Cessna 180 | Tenakee Springs, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Sep 2002 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Ptarmigan Air | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 2002 | McDonnell Douglas MD-82 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Alaska Airlines, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jul 2002 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Port Alsworth, Alaska, United States | Minta Inc | Fatal | 4 |