De Havilland DHC 2 MK.I N676SP
14 September 2015 · Nikolai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 September 2015 at about 21:30 local time, a De Havilland DHC 2 MK.I registered N676SP was involved in an accident near Nikolai, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nikolai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.8336, -154.7681
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC 2 MK.I
- Registration
- N676SP
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1958
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Galena → Nikolai
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15LA281
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of directional control during a water takeoff for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not examined due to the remote accident location.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the commercial pilot, the flight of two float-equipped company airplanes was proceeding to the river for a passenger and cargo pickup. The accident airplane landed at the primary landing site on the river, and the pilot subsequently instructed the captains of the awaiting boats to move down river to the longer, alternate landing site where the second airplane was waiting. While departing the primary site to reposition the airplane to the alternate landing site and upon reaching the step phase of the takeoff from the river, the airplane's left wing impacted a tree, and the airplane then impacted a riverbank. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot reported that he was unable to achieve sufficient directional control to avoid impact with the tree and riverbank while taking off from the river. Due to the remote accident location, the airplane was not examined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2015 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Akureyri, Iceland | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Aug 2015 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I | Lac Long, Canada | - | Fatal | 6 |
| 31 Jul 2014 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Glenn Air Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2016 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I | Telegraph Creek, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Jun 2014 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Iliamna, Alaska, United States | RBG Bush Planes LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2016 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Kodiak, Alaska, United States | Island Air | Serious injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2015 | De Havilland DHC-3T | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | Alaska Air Taxi LLC | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 2015 | Piper PA 18 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | STATE OF ALASKA / Alaska State Troopers | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Apr 2015 | Cessna 180 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Dale A. Carlson | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Dec 2015 | Piper PA 18A | Girdwood, Alaska, United States | Okonek Kellie L | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 2015 | Piper PA 12 | Palmer, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 2015 | Maule M 7-235B | Talkeetna, Alaska, United States | Kaylor Ronald N | No injuries | - |