# Accident 20010821039669A: Dhav DHC2*, Nondalton, AK, August 21, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2001, 15:45 local time
- Place: Nondalton, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JKGC
- Location: 59.9667° N, 154.8439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9667&lon=-154.8439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 (registry code 2800108, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2) (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 DHC2*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010821039669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 21, 2001, A FLOAT EQUIPPED DEHAVILLAND DHC-2, N10395, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM SIX-MILE LAKE, NONDALTON, ALASKA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PART 135, PASSENGER CARRYING FLIGHT OPERATED BY ALASKA AIR TAXI, INC., ANCHORAGE, ALASKA.THE PILOT SAID THAT DURING CLIMB OUT, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, A STRONG GUST OF WIND ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED FULL RIGHT AILERON IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ROLL LEFT AND DESCEND. THE LEFT WING HIT THE WATER SEPARATING IT FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE FLOATS WERE TORN FROM THE FUSELAGE AND THE AIRPLANE SANK IN SHALLOW WATER.

## 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 ANC01LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA121), Aug 21, 2001: de Havilland DHC-2 (N10395), Nondalton, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions. Factors associated with the accident were the pilot's inadequate weather evaluation, and wind gusts.

## Other reports on N10395 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850621027019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850621027019A), Jun 21, 1985: Dhav DHC2* (N10395), Ungalikthluk Ri, AK, Substantial damage. Wind gust picked up a wing after a river landing. Lost control and struck the river bank. Too much wind for aircraft

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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