# Accident 20060522010379A: Dhav DHC2MK3, Kodiak, AK, May 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: D4NA
- Location: 58.4500° N, 154.0667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.4500&lon=-154.0667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1543, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1543-2024-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (registry code 2800107, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK3
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 20 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060522010379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAKEOFF, IT HIT A WAVE AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC06LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA059), May 22, 2006: de Havilland DHC-2 (N1543), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the weather conditions, and his selection of unsuitable terrain (rough water) for takeoff, which resulted in a collision with ocean swells during takeoff initial…

## Other reports on N1543 (1)

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

- [Incident 20220603012709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220603012709I), Jun 3, 2022: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.3 (N1543), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Pilot admitted he must have hit brakes too hard after aircraft touched down because he felt the nose dip slightly, but nothing major. He said he didnt think…

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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