# Accident 20020607016719A: Dhav DHC2MKI, Kingsalmon, AK, June 7, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Kingsalmon, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.0306° N, 156.6667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.0306&lon=-156.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65223, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MKI
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020607016719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 07, 2002 A FLOAT EQUIPPED DEHAVILAND DHC-2 BEAVER OWNED BY A LODGE, AND PILOTED BY A CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT, EXPERIENCED AN UPSET AFTER THE PILOT MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS WHILE TAXIING DOWNWIND IN A FAST CURRENT RIVER NORTH OF KING SALMON, ALASKA. THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON THE RIGHT WING DAMAGING THE WING, AILERON, AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC02LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA044), Jun 8, 2002: de Havilland DHC-2 (N65223), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind while taxiing, resulting in the right wing striking the water. A contributing factor in the accident was the presence of a crosswind.

## Other reports on N65223 (1)

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

- [Accident 20240720008549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240720008549A), Jul 20, 2024: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (N65223), Pedro Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot states that the aircraft wind screen was cleaned prior to leaving the dock to remove the condensation that had formed overnight. He taxied down river…

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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