# Accident 19950609022699A: Dhav DHC2MK1, King Salmon, AK, June 9, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1995, 07:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7502° N, 156.5399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7502&lon=-156.5399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67112, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67112) (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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 650 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950609022699A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREES ON APPROACH LANDING ON A LAKE. DAMAGED FLOATS. PATCHED FLOATS. PARTIALLY SANK ON TAXI TEST.

## 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 ANC95LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA110), Jun 9, 1995: de Havilland DHC-2 (N67112), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS DURING THE LANDING APPROACH, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE/CLEARANCE FROM TREES. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE GUSTY…

## Other reports on N67112 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960812030529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960812030529I), Aug 12, 1996: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N67112), King Salmon, AK, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was making an approach to a lake with glassy water. Aircraft hit the water hard and bounced up onto the bank. Left float was damaged. Pilot…

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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