De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) N734Q

Summary

On 27 August 2013 at about 21:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) registered N734Q, operated by Ptarmigan Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Bethel, Alaska, United States. One person was 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.

Date

27 August 2013 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bethel, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

60.7819, -161.7431

Aircraft

De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A)

Registration

N734Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ptarmigan Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bethel → Bethel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC13CA087

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and crosswind compensation during landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while landing the float-equipped airplane on a river, there was a left quartering headwind present and the water condition was choppy. The pilot stated that as the airplane touched down on the water, it yawed to the left and the right wing struck the water, which resulted in structural damage to the right wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.