# Accident 19950902046939A: Dhav DHC2MK2, Blakely Island, WA, September 2, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1995, 11:25 local time
- Place: Blakely Island, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5607° N, 122.7992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5607&lon=-122.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62SJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK2
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,763 total, 335 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902046939A

## Narrative

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

BEAVER COLLIDED WITH SHORE LINE DURING WATER TAKEOFF. BLAMED WINDSHIFT DUG IN A FLOAT. SWERVED INTO SHORELINE.

## 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 SEA95LA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA202), Sep 2, 1995: de Havilland DHC-2 (N62SJ), Blakely Island, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS DURING TAKEOFF. A FACTOR WAS THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION.

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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