# Accident 20010430010529A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Seattle, WA, April 30, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Kenmore Air Harbor Spb
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6292° N, 122.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6292&lon=-122.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6781L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6781L-2019-07-08) (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: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010430010529A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENTS, WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS, AND ONE (1) FOOT SWELLS EXITED ON LAKE UNION. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT AFTER IDLE TAXIING TO THE NORTH END OF THE LAKE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALIGNED WITH THE WINDS, AND POWER WAS ADDED FOR TAKEOFF.  WHILE STILL IN THE PLOWING POSITION, THE RIGHT WING RAISED UP, AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED.

## 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 SEA01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA081), Apr 30, 2001: de Havilland DHC-2 (N6781L), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The high wind conditions encountered as the aircraft began its takeoff roll. Contributing factors were the variable and gusty wind conditions.

## Other reports on N6781L (2)

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

- [Accident 20160930013799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160930013799A), Sep 30, 2016: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N6781L), Lopez, WA, Destroyed. Pilot departed on a CFR 135 flight from kenmore air harbor seaplane base (W55) to fisherman's bay seaplane base (81W). The nearest reported weather was from…
- [Incident 20060914019789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060914019789I), Sep 14, 2006: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N6781L), Orcas Island, WA, Minor damage. (-23) While taxiing floatplane to a private dock to pick up pax, the left float struck a submerged object and holed the bottom of the float. A local boat was…

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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