# Accident 19960928034469A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Kodiak, AK, September 28, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DP7C
- Location: 57.7893° N, 152.3997° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7893&lon=-152.3997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94DG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,200 total, 650 in this make and model, 344 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960928034469A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED BEAVER. STRONG WIND GUST HIT WHILE STEP TAXIING. LIFTED A WIND. DOWN WING HIT WATER. CARTWHEELED.

## 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 ANC96LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA168), Sep 29, 1996: de Havilland DHC-2 (N94DG), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions. The gusty wind was a related factor.

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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