# Accident 20050610015049A: Dhav DHC2*, King Salmon, AK, June 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2005, 17:30 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Airport: King Salmon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 58.6769° N, 156.6492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.6769&lon=-156.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43446, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43446) (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: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,170 total, 500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610015049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO GRADUAL LEFT TURN THAT INCREASED TO THE POINT THE PILOT DECREASED POWER. AIRCRAFT THEN TURNED SHARPLY FURTHER LEFT AND DUG IN THE RIGHT FLOAT. AT THIS POINT THE RIGHT WING SLAPPED THE WATER BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT AILERON AND BENDING THE WING UP APPROXIMATELY 20 DEGREES OUTBOARD OF WING STRUT. THE PILOT ^PRIVA^ THEN CHECKED PASSENGERS AND RETURNED TO BEACH. NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC05LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA082), Jun 10, 2005: deHavilland DHC-2 (N43446), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to correct for torque/P-Factor during the takeoff run, and his delay in aborting the takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and subsequent wing collision with…

## Other reports on N43446 (1)

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

- [Incident 19870929065659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870929065659I), Sep 29, 1987: Dhav DHC2* (N43446), Sparrevohn, AK, Minor damage. During water takeoff attempt the aircraft rolled over. Float had been punctured by rocks before takeoff attempt.

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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