De Havilland DHC 2 N364RA
21 July 2017 · Dilllingham, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 July 2017 at about 20:00 local time, a De Havilland DHC 2 registered N364RA, operated by Bay Air Inc, was involved in an accident near Dilllingham, Alaska, United States. 3 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
- Dilllingham, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Shannon Pond (OZ3)
- Coordinates
- 59.1994, -158.7419
- Aircraft
- De Havilland DHC 2
- Registration
- N364RA
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1951
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Bay Air Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Dilllingham → Dilllingham
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC17CA038
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to set the wing flaps to the "takeoff" position, which resulted in a longer-than-normal takeoff run and collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was departing on a postmaintenance flight check in a float-equipped airplane from a short water lane at a remote, unimproved seaplane base. While taxiing for departure, he left the wing flaps in the "up" position to aid in turning the airplane on the water. After aligning the airplane for the takeoff run, he applied full power, and the airplane accelerated onto the step. While attempting to rotate, he realized that he had forgotten to reset the wing flaps to the "takeoff" position. He attempted to reset the manually operated, hydraulically actuated wing flaps, but the incorrect flap setting led to a longer-than-normal takeoff run, and the airplane subsequently impacted the water lane's far bank, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing and left-wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other De Havilland DHC-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 2017 | De Havilland DHC 2 | Petersville, Alaska, United States | Talkeetna Air Taxi Inc | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2017 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | Pacific Airways | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2017 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | RDM Pilot/Guide Ltd. | Minor injuries | - |
| 24 Sep 2018 | De Havilland DHC 2 MK. I(L20A) | Kukaklek Lake, Alaska, United States | T-Corp | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2018 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Willow, Alaska, United States | Alaska Skyways, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Jul 2016 | De Havilland DHC-2 MK. I | Telegraph Creek, Canada | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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