# Accident 20080205009969A: Dhav DHC2MK1, Tatitna, AK, February 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2008, 03:15 local time
- Place: Tatitna, AK
- Airport: Tatitna
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 62.2933° N, 153.3619° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2933&lon=-153.3619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N323KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323KT-2019-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (registry code 2808002, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-mk-i-l20a) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,098 total, 422 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080205009969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ON 02/06/08, HE INDICATED THAT HE WAS AT THE 8KA TATITNA, AK ROHN ROADHOUSE. BEFORE TAKE OFF HE WALKED OFF THE RUNWAY TO DETERMINE HIS NO-GO POINT ON THE RUNWAY. HE THEN WENT BACK, STARTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE OFF. WHEN THE TAKEOFF RUN DID NOT SEEM ADEQUATE FOR LIFT OFF, HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF RUN. WHEN HE SLOWED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. HE STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING BRUSH THE RIGHT WING AND NOTICED SOME TREES/BRUSHES MOVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE STATED THAT FROM HIS PILOT'S SEAT HE COULD SEE SOME SCRAPES ON THE BOTTOM OF THE WING TIP. HE STATED HE FELT OK TO TAKEOFF AND FLY BACK TO TKA.

## 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 ANC08CA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA034), Feb 5, 2008: de Havilland DHC-2 (N323KT), McGrath, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff.

## Other reports on N323KT (3)

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

- [Accident 20180804010069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180804010069A), Aug 4, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N323KT), Denali, AK, Destroyed, 5 fatal. On August 4, 2018 at approx 1700L, K2 aviation N323KT, a DHC-2 mki 'beaver' departed patk on a CFR part 135 flightseeing trip in and around Denali national…
- [Accident 20120521010869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120521010869A), May 21, 2012: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N323KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. 05/21/2012 – 1245 Local time. Pilot departed Talkeetna Airport for a trip to Mt. Mckinley base camp to pick up 4 passengers. This was his second trip of the…
- [Accident 20080511836989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080511836989A), May 11, 2008: Dhav L20A (N323KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing on runway 18 at Talkeetna, Alaska, the aircraft did a small bounce off the right wheel. During the next touchdown, the tires were locked…

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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