# Accident 20000726042449A: Dhav DHC2MK1, King Salmon, AK, July 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2000, 12:15 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.7495° N, 156.5408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7495&lon=-156.5408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N444EF) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,299 total, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000726042449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 26, 2000 AT ABOUT 1215 LOCAL TIME, DHC-2 FLOAT EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N444EF SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING TAKEOFF FROM ALAGNEK RIVER 1/4 MILE SOUTH OF KATMAI LODGE. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS A LODGE OPERATOR DAY FISHING TRIP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED WITH FLIGHT SERVICE. IT APPEARS THE PILOT WAS DEPARTING KATMAI LODGE WITH FOUR LODGE GUESTS. DURING TAKEOFF WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON "STEP" A GUST OF WIND "WEATHER COCKED" THE AIRPLANE RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE RIVER AND COLLIDING WITH TERRAIN. THE LEADING EDGE ON ALL LIFT SURFACES AND RIGHT FLOAT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE ARE NO REPORTED INJURIES. FIVE DAYS LATER THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO ANCHORAGE UNDER AN APPROVED FERRY PERMIT.

## 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 ANC00LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA098), Jul 26, 2000: de Havilland DHC-2 (N444EF), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions.

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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