# Accident 19960924029969A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Aniak, AK, September 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 1996, 11:00 local time
- Place: Aniak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: R9TC
- Location: 61.2001° N, 158.6009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2001&lon=-158.6009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5343G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5343G) (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 R985*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,593 total, 200 in this make and model, 169 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960924029969A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE LAKE TO PICK UP TWO HUNTERS.  WHILE THEY WERE LOADING THE AIRPLANE, A SNOW SHOWER MOVED IN AND THE VISIBILITY DEGRADED FROM 3 MILES TO LESS THAN 1/4 MILE.  AFTER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, THE SNOW SHOWER STOPPED AND VISIBILITY IMPROVED TO 5 MILES.  HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF.  HE BRUSHED HIS HAND ON THE TAIL SURFACE OF THE AIRPLANE AND NOTED THAT THE SNOW BRUSHED OFF EASILY.  HE DID NOT BRUSH ANY MORE SNOW OFF THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE STARTED THE ENGINE HE LOOKED OUT AT THE TAIL AND SAW THAT THE SNOW HAD BLOWN OFF THE TAIL.  HE ASSUMED THAT IT WOULD BLOW OFF THE REST OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE TAKEOFF RUN.  THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF  THE SURFACE OF THE LAKE AND WOULD NOT CLIMB ABOVE 5 FEET OF ALTITUDE.  THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND HAD INSUFFICIENT ROOM TO STOP THE AIRPLANE.  THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE 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 ANC96LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA164), Sep 24, 1996: de Havilland DHC-2 (N5343G), Aniak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to remove all snow and ice from the airplane prior to takeoff.

## Other reports on N5343G (2)

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

- [Accident 20240527004269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240527004269A), May 27, 2024: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N5343G), Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. The pilot took off from the airport and reached approximately 300FT. The fuel pressure began to fluctuate so the pilot turned the aircraft back towards the…
- [Accident 20010916031959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010916031959A), Sep 16, 2001: N5343G, Coldfoot, AK, No damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he did not know the aircraft had sustained any damage to the tail section of the aircraft until he landed in Coldfoot on sept 16,…

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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