# Accident 20020713026049A: Dhav DHC6, Toksook Bay, AK, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 10:26 local time
- Place: Toksook Bay, AK
- Airport: Toksook Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 60.5333° N, 165.1139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5333&lon=-165.1139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N885EA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885EA-2007-02-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-6 TWIN OTTER (registry code 2802606, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-6-twin-otter) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC6
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713026049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TAKE OFF FROM TOOK SOOK BAY, RUNWAY 15, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED BIRD STRIKE TO RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO INTENDED DESTINATION BETHEL, AK. INSPECTION OF THE R/H WING REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO ANCHORAGE FOR MAINTENANCE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF R/H WING REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEADING EDGE AND TWO RIBS. NTSB CONTACTED JULY 17, 2002 AND INFORMED OF DAMAGE. RECLASSED OCCURRENCE TO ACCIDENT AND ASSIGNED NEW NUMBER ANC02LA079.

## 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 ANC02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA079), Jul 13, 2002: de Havilland DHC-6 (N885EA), Toksook Bay, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A bird strike during takeoff, which resulted in damage to the right wing.

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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