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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2/ · Mcgratti, AK · August 12, 1979

Date
August 12, 1979 · 15:00 local
Place
Mcgratti, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5154G
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DAG79
Reported as
Dhav DHC2/
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total80 in this make and model364 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Made water takeoff, acft settled into trees after clearing shoreline. Pilot claims wind shift & downdraft are factor

As the FAA filed it

MADE WATER TAKEOFF, ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES AFTER CLEARING SHORELINE.PILOT CLAIMS WIND SHIFT & DOWNDRAFT ARE FACTOR

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5154G · 1

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