# Accident 20100627038129A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I, Kukaklek Lake, AK, June 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2010, 18:00 local time
- Place: Kukaklek Lake, AK
- Airport: Kukaklek Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1400° N, 155.5550° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1400&lon=-155.5550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9RW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9RW) (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: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK. I
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 7
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,800 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC10CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627038129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT INITIATED TAKEOFF PROCEDURE ON KUKAKLEK LAKE, THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE AND CONTINUED ON LAND STRIKING THE LAKE SHORE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ANC10CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC10CA054), Jun 28, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N9RW), Igiugig, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to use only a portion of the available takeoff area, which resulted in a collision with terrain during takeoff.

## Other reports on N9RW (1)

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

- [Accident 20180923014039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180923014039A), Sep 23, 2018: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A) (N9RW), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft operating under part 91 lodge/guide ops, landed on moraine river near the mouth into kukaklek lake to pick up rafters and their gear. After loading…

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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