# Accident 20000717042209A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Anchorage, AK, July 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2000, 08:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ELRA
- Location: 61.4590° N, 150.0893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4590&lon=-150.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N345KA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N345KA-2012-03-28) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,320 total, 110 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717042209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 17, 2000, THE PIC FLYING A FLOAT EQUIPPED DHC-2, ATTEMPTED A TAKEOFF FROM THE ALEXANDER RIVER CREEK. THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO PASSENGERS OR CARGO ONBOARD. THE TAKEOFF RUN WAS UP RIVER (NORTH) NEAR THE DEEP LEFT RIVER BANK. THE PIC STATED THE WIND WAS EST. 8 KNOTS SOUTHEAST, AND HE HAD SET TAKEOFF FLAPS BEFORE FULL POWER WAS SET. THE AIRCRAFT REACHED ON THE STEP SPEED AND VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PIC PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE LEFT RIVER BANK AND TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT FLOAT, AND ENGINE COWL. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC00LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA091), Jul 17, 2000: de Havilland DHC-2 (N345KA), Big Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor associated with the accident was a crosswind.

## Other reports on N345KA (2)

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

- [Accident 20070816021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070816021239A), Aug 16, 2007: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N345KA), Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed, 6 fatal. (-23) During the climb phase of the take off the pilot executed a left turn to avoid rising terrain and was unable to clear trees.
- [Incident 19940529025809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940529025809I), May 29, 1994: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N345KA), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost control on water takeoff. Aborted. Ended up on south shore.

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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