# Accident 20020827024289A: Dhav DHC2MK3, Aleknagik, AK, August 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2002, 16:00 local time
- Place: Aleknagik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2889° N, 158.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aleknagik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2889&lon=-158.6645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4478, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4478-2005-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (registry code 2800107, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60A (registry code 52043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pt6a-60a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827024289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 27, 2002, ABOUT 1600 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMPHIBIOUS FLOAT-EQUIPPED DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 MK 3 AIRPLANE, N4478, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A WATER LANDING AT RIVER BAY, ON LAKE NERKA, ABOUT 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF ALEKNAGIK, ALASKA. GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED (GCI) OF ANCHORAGE, ALASKA WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE, AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES, ONE PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AND A SECOND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED DILLINGHAM, ALASKA, ABOUT 1540. THE AIRPLANE HAD BEEN TOWED TO SHALLOW WATER AND WAS RESTING WITH ITS WINGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE, AND ITS FLOATS EXTENDED ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER WITH ALL OF THE 'LAND WHEELS' IN THEIR EXTENDED POSITION. THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WAS A RELIEF PILOT WHO HAD BEEN FLYING THE AIRPLANE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE AIRPLANE WAS STATIONED AT THE LODGE, AND HAD FLOWN TO DILLINGHAM TO PICKUP SUPPLIES. THERE WERE NO KNOWN MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N4478 (2)

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

- [Accident 19920523019479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920523019479A), May 23, 1992: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Alexander Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Amphibious beaver had spool down en route when pilot turned fuel off instead of heat on. Landed on mud flats.
- [Incident 19820813048249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813048249I), Aug 13, 1982: Dhav DHC2MK3 (N4478), Deadhorse, AK, Minor damage. Pilot landed in crosswind. On rollout gust hit left side, raised wing, aircraft weathervaned, right gear collapsed.

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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