# Accident 20060731020639A: Dhav DHC3, Slatecreekcove, AK, July 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Slatecreekcove, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HXRA
- Location: 58.7911° N, 134.9825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.7911&lon=-134.9825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93356, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2802412, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC3
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE33110
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060731020639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 31, 2006, ABOUT 1130 HOURS ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT-EQUIPPED, DE HAVILLAND DHC-3-T AIRPLANE, N93356 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER DURING LANDING AT SLATE CREEK COVE (BERNERS BAY), ABOUT 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF JUNEAU, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED BY WARD AIR, INC., IN ON DEMAND COMMERCIAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER VFR FLIGHT RULES IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR PART 135. DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PILOT INDICATE FLAT LIGHT AND GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE CRASH SITE. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN FOR LANDING, LOST SIGHT OF THE LAND REFERENCES, AND APPARENTLY FLEW INTO THE WATER WHILE ON A BASE LEG FOR LANDING. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE SURFACE OF THE WATER DURING A LANDING AT SLATE CREEK COVE, ALASKA. FLAT LIGHT AND GLASSY WATER CONDITIONS EXISTED AT THE POINT OF LANDING.

## 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 ANC06LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA103), Jul 31, 2006: de Havilland DHC-3 (N93356), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting the surface of the water. Factors associated with the accident were the flat-light and…

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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