# Accident 20071007824579A: Dhav DHC2MK1, King Salmon, AK, October 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EQWC
- Location: 57.9381° N, 156.0550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.9381&lon=-156.0550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DHAV DHC2MK1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,760 total, 383 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071007824579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 10, 2007 A DEHAVILLAND BEAVER (DHC-2) REGISTERED TO HARTLEY INC. AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT NEAR BECHAROF LAKE ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE FLEW OVER THE AREA LOCALLY KNOWN AS BIBLE CAMP TO CHECK WIND CONDITIONS, THE LANDING SURFACE AND LENGTH. DURING THE LANDING ON VERY SHORT FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 8 TO 10 FEET OF ALTITUDE A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING TO ABOUT 50 OR 60 DEGREES. THIS IS WHERE THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT WING TIP MAY HAVE STRUCK THE GROUND. THE PILOT CORRECTED FOR THE HIGH WING ATTITUDE BUT LANDED IN AN UNCOORDINATED POSITION. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PART 135. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER RECEIVED AN INJURY TO HIS NECK.

## 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 ANC08CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA002), Oct 7, 2007: de Havilland DHC-2 (N24BR), King Salmon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for gusty wind conditions during the final approach to land, which resulted in the airplane colliding with terrain. A factor contributing to the accident was the…

## Other reports on N24BR (2)

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

- [Accident 20220918008319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220918008319A), Sep 18, 2022: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N24BR), Egegik, AK, Substantial damage. On 18 September 2022 about 1830 Local time, the pilot attempted a departure from a small lake at N57.52.20, W155.49.45. Approximately 64 miles South East of…
- [Accident 19900831038119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831038119A), Aug 31, 1990: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N24BR), Alagnak River, AK, Substantial damage. Tried to takeoff in a bend in River. Ran into River bank.

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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