# Accident 19850620026599A: Dhav DHC2*, Bering River, AK, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 12:20 local time
- Place: Bering River, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Aircraft: N99838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99838-1989-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,695 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620026599A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF CROSSWIND CAUSED WING TO LIFT DURING WATER TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT VEERED AND NOSE WENT DOWN.

## 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 ANC85LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA101), Jun 20, 1985: de Havilland DHC-2 (N99838), Bering River, AK, substantial damage

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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