# Accident 20150915016439A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.I, Nowitna River, AK, September 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Nowitna River, AK
- Airport: Nowitna River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N676SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2 MK.I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150915016439A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED GALENA, AK, AT 1130 TO GO DROP OFF HUNTERS ON THE NOWITNA RIVER. DURING HIS REPOSITIONING FLIGHT BACK TO GALENA THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE ON THE BANK DURING STEP TAXI ON NOWITNA RIVER WITH LEFT WING TIP. SPUN THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE BANK DAMAGING THE WING, AND FUSELAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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