# Accident 20090722047719A: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A, Iliamna, AK, July 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2009, 10:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EONA
- Location: 59.9347° N, 156.4211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.9347&lon=-156.4211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68088, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68088) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (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: DEHAVILLAND BEAVER U-6A
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 129 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090722047719A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED DOWNRIVER INTO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS A LIGHT QUARTERING HEADWIND.  DURING CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED TAIL WIND, WHICH NEGATED RELATIVE FORWARD SPEED AND ASCENT, RESULTING IN THE AIRPLANE SLOWING AND DESCENDING INTO THE TERRAIN.

## 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 ANC09LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09LA072), Jul 22, 2009: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 (N68088), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area with an unfavorable wind.

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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