# Accident 20010603039719A: Noordn UC64A, Seward, AK, June 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2001, 19:00 local time
- Place: Seward, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MHVC
- Location: 60.0167° N, 148.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.0167&lon=-148.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225BL-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Noorduyn UC-64A (registry code 6330204, https://openairdocs.org/model/noorduyn-uc-64a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NOORDN UC64A
- Reported engine: PWA R1340*
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010603039719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 3, 2001, ABOUT 1900 ADT, A FLOAT-EQUIPPED NOORDUUN NORSEMAN UC64A, N225BL, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF FROM A REMOTE TIDAL LAKE, 28 NM SE OF SEWARD, ALASKA. PILOT TOOK OFF UNDER FULL POWER AND BEGAN ROTATION AT HIGHER THAN NORMAL AIRSPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR GUSTY CONDITIONS. AS AIRCRAFT TRANSITIONED TO FLIGHT, PILOT LOWERED NOSE TO INCREASE AIRSPEED AND, AFTER ACHIEVING 90 KIAS, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, AIRSPEED DROPPED AND AIRCRAFT YAWED LEFT AND BEGAN TO FALL, LEFT WING LOW. PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON AS AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FALL. HE PUSHED YOKE FORWARD TO INCREASE AIRSPEED, BUT AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FALLING AND STRUCK WATER, LEFT FLOAT FIRST.

## 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 ANC01LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA062), Jun 4, 2001: Noorduyn UC-64A (N225BL), Seward, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent stall of the airplane during takeoff. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, his inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and…

## Other reports on N225BL (1)

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

- [Accident 20090711025289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090711025289A), Jul 11, 2009: Noorduyn UC-64A (N225BL), Akiachak, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft failed to maintain cruise altitude due to loss of engine power. Pilot attempted emergency landing at Akiachak Airport. Ground contact was made short…

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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