# Accident 19940709046819A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Nondalton, AK, July 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1994, 12:15 local time
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: QMBC
- Location: 59.9591° N, 154.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9591&lon=-154.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2297R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2297R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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 DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,418 total, 600 in this make and model, 136 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940709046819A

## Narrative

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

TRIED DEPART ROUGH LAKE. SLOWED BY WAVES TURNED CROSSWIND. WING LIFTED. OTHER WING DUG IN. WATER LOOPED.

## 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 ANC94LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA079), Jul 9, 1994: de Havilland DHC-2 (N2297R), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITION. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

## Other reports on N2297R (1)

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

- [Accident 19940715018089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940715018089A), Jul 15, 1994: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N2297R), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to get on step. Noticed no flaps began pump down. Ran out of lake. Struck trees on shore.

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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