# Accident 20000614042569A: Dhav DHC2*, Levelock, AK, June 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2000, 09:40 local time
- Place: Levelock, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KV0C
- Location: 59.2894° N, 156.6506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2894&lon=-156.6506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7283 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2*
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000614042569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING A RIVER TAKEOFF GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS. AIRCRAFT HIT BANK AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC00LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA069), Jun 14, 2000: de Havilland DHC-2 (N7283), Levelock, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff run. A factor associated with the accident was the pilot's diverted attention while retracting the water rudders.

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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