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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2* · Port Walter, AK · January 2, 1992

Date
January 2, 1992 · 13:30 local
Place
Port Walter, AK
Airport
Port Walter Spb
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
GSBA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N64396
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA060
Reported as
Dhav DHC2*
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total5,000 in this make and model300 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Floats struck a large wave on lift off. Was able to continue flight. Found structural damage from float wires.

As the FAA filed it

FLOATS STRUCK A LARGE WAVE ON LIFT OFF. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE FLIGHT. FOUND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE FROM FLOAT WIRES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.