# Accident 20070417008239A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Anchorage, AK, April 17, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2007, 16:20 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Anchorage International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1744° N, 149.9964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1744&lon=-149.9964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,760 total, 970 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070417008239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 17, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 ALASKA STANDARD TIME, A DEHAVILLAND, DHC-2 MK 1, WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 14 AT TED STEVENS ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD UNDERGONE A COMPLETE RESTORATION. THE PILOT WAS OPERATING UNDER PART 91, CONDUCTING AN OPERATIONAL CHECK AFTER MAINTENANCE FLIGHT. THE WINDS WERE AT 130 AND 17 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF TO APPROXIMATELY TWENTY FEET, IN THE AIR AND BANKED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND ENDED HIS FLIGHT AT TAXIWAY S.

## 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 ANC07LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA029), Apr 18, 2007: de Havilland DHC-2 (N93V), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation/reversal of the aileron flight control system by other maintenance personnel, and the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of control during…

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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