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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Dhav U6A · Kodiak, AK · September 21, 2006

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Date
September 21, 2006 · 13:15 local
Place
Kodiak, AK
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5154G
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC06FA136
Reported as
Dhav U6A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
4,770 total1,860 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days
N5154GRegistration cancelled Oct 27, 2014 · Dehavilland BEAVER U-6AS/N 405Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER U-6AEngine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On September 21, 2006, at approximately 13:15 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped de havilland DHC-2 airplane, N5154G, sustained substantial damage when it impacted marshy water covered terrain about 75 miles northwest of Kodiak Alaska. The airplane was operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) business flight under title 14 CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by sportsman's lodge, anchorage Alaska. There were six persons on board, the pilot and three passengers were not injured. One passenger sustained serious injuries, and one passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions were reported in the area at the time of the accident and company flight following procedures were in effect. The flight was returning to the operators remote fishing lodge located near igugig, Alaska. Three of the passengers stated that after landing in a narrow stream, the group fished until weather conditions deteriorated to a point that the pilot said that they would have to return to the lodge sooner than planned.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 13:15 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLOAT EQUIPPED DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 AIRPLANE, N5154G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED MARSHY WATER COVERED TERRAIN ABOUT 75 MILES NORTHWEST OF KODIAK ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY SPORTSMAN'S LODGE, ANCHORAGE ALASKA. THERE WERE SIX PERSONS ON BOARD, THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND COMPANY FLIGHT FOLLOWING PROCEDURES WERE IN EFFECT. THE FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO THE OPERATORS REMOTE FISHING LODGE LOCATED NEAR IGUGIG, ALASKA. THREE OF THE PASSENGERS STATED THAT AFTER LANDING IN A NARROW STREAM, THE GROUP FISHED UNTIL WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATED TO A POINT THAT THE PILOT SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO RETURN TO THE LODGE SOONER THAN PLANNED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC06FA136Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportKodiak, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering to reverse direction, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent. Factors associated with the accident were the inadvertent stall and wind gusts.Sep 21, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5154G · 1

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

Accident 19790812018559ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Mcgratti, AKMade water takeoff, acft settled into trees after clearing shoreline. Pilot claims wind shift & downdraft are factorAug 12, 1979 · Reported as Dhav DHC2/ · Substantial damage