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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dhav DHC2* · Kodiak, AK · August 26, 2004

Date: August 26, 2004 · 12:50 local
Place: Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N49GB
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC04LA097
Reported as: Dhav DHC2*
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R985*
People aboard: 6
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,478 total935 in this make and model156 in the last 90 days

N49GBRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2S/N 1181 · Built 1957 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot indicated that during a takeoff from big river (approximately 150' wide) during his climb out the floats collided with a sand river bank and settled onto the tidal beach area of the river. The pilot and passengers exited the aircraft with no injuries. The aircraft received substantial damage to the fuselage and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT INDICATED THAT DURING A TAKEOFF FROM BIG RIVER (APPROXIMATELY 150' WIDE) DURING HIS CLIMB OUT THE FLOATS COLLIDED WITH A SAND RIVER BANK AND SETTLED ONTO THE TIDAL BEACH AREA OF THE RIVER. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND PROPELLER.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC04LA097Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportKodiak, AKThe pilot's failure to abort the takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a river bank during the takeoff run.Aug 26, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N49GB · 1

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

Incident 19980916035469ILevel Off Touchdown · AK(-5)Pilot landed on a river in a float plane. He was the sole occupant on board. His touchdown was in too flat of an attitute, right float produced excessive drag, causing the airplane to swerve to the right onto the gravel bar and into small trees along the…Sep 16, 1998 · Reported as Dhav DHC2MK1 · Minor damage