# Accident 19800826085839A: Dhav DHC2/, Kukalek Lake, AK, August 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Kukalek Lake, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 58.6765° N, 156.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at KING SALMON (AKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6765&lon=-156.6487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9294Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9294Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2/
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826085839A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORGOT TO LOWER FLAPS FOR RIVER TAKEOFF. STRUCK RIVER BANK AT BEND IN RIVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC80DA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DA095), Aug 26, 1980: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N9294Z), Kukaklek Lake, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9294Z (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060805016269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060805016269I), Aug 5, 2006: Dhav U6A (N9294Z), Craig, AK, Minor damage. (-23) N9294Z was approaching to land in Craig harbor, when it struck a boat. The boat had been traveling at approx 25 KTS towards the aircraft from the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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