# Accident 20150915020359A: Dehavilland OTTER DHC-3, Iliamna, AK, September 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2015, 06:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.7778° N, 154.9178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.7778&lon=-154.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N928RK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N928RK-2017-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-3 (registry code 2800202, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R1340 series (registry code 52016, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND OTTER DHC-3
- Reported engine: P&W R1340 SERIES
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC15FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150915020359A

## Narrative

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

A TURBINE OTTER WITH A GARRETT CONVERSION ON FLOATS FROM RAINBOW KING LODGE DEPARTED EAST WIND LAKE IN ILIAMNA WITH 9 PASSENGERS ABOARD AT 0600. AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND HIT THE WATER DAMAGING THE FLOATS. THE PILOT CONTINUED ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND SHORTLY AFTER IMPACTED 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 ANC15FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC15FA071), Sep 15, 2015: Dehavilland DHC 3T (N928RK), Iliamna, AK, substantial damage, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to depart in dark night, visual meteorological conditions over water, which resulted in his subsequent spatial disorientation and loss of airplane control. Contributing to the…

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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