De Havilland BEAVER DHC N203KL
28 September 2008 · Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 September 2008 at about 22:00 local time, a De Havilland BEAVER DHC registered N203KL, operated by Alaska Air Taxi, LLC, was involved in an accident near Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States. 2 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 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.3239, -150.0500
- Aircraft
- De Havilland BEAVER DHC
- Registration
- N203KL
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Alaska Air Taxi, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Anchorage → Cooper Landing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC08LA131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain separation from a tree during the landing roll at an off-airport site.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airline transport pilot was making an off-airport landing on a glacier with passengers under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 135. During the landing the left wing struck a tree, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported there were no mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland BEAVER accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 2008 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Kenmore, Washington, United States | Richard P Emerson | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jul 2009 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Iliamna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 2007 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Kalispell, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 2010 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Pacific Airways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Sep 2010 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Renton, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 2010 | De Havilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Civil Air Patrol Inc | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2008 | Antonovich Anton B CHALLENGER II | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | Richard H. Roiland | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Jul 2008 | De Havilland DHC-3 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | Rainbow King Lodge Inc | No injuries | - |
| 8 Oct 2008 | Cessna 208B | Bethel, Alaska, United States | Grant Aviation Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2008 | Piper PA-31-350 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Servant Air, Inc. | Fatal | 6 |
| 9 Oct 2008 | Cessna A185F | Kenai, Alaska, United States | Alaska Department of Public Safety | No injuries | - |
| 10 May 2008 | Cessna 172 | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |