# Incident 20060914019789I: Dhav DHC2MK1, Orcas Island, WA, September 14, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2006, 13:45 local time
- Place: Orcas Island, WA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GJRA
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6781L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6781L-2019-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060914019789I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE TAXIING FLOATPLANE TO A PRIVATE DOCK TO PICK UP PAX, THE LEFT FLOAT STRUCK A SUBMERGED OBJECT AND HOLED THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOAT. A LOCAL BOAT WAS USED TO HELP FREE THE FLOATPLANE FROM THE OBSTACLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEACHED TO AWAIT MAINTENANCE. NO PAX ON BOARD. ONLY DAMAGE WAS HOLE IN BOTTOM OF LEFT FLOAT.

## Other reports on N6781L (2)

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

- [Accident 20160930013799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160930013799A), Sep 30, 2016: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (N6781L), Lopez, WA, Destroyed. Pilot departed on a CFR 135 flight from kenmore air harbor seaplane base (W55) to fisherman's bay seaplane base (81W). The nearest reported weather was from…
- [Accident 20010430010529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010430010529A), Apr 30, 2001: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N6781L), Seattle, WA, No damage. (-23)According to pilot statements, winds at the time of the accident were out of the south at 25 knots with higher gusts, and one (1) foot swells exited on…

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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