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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Iliamna, AK · August 8, 2016

Date: August 8, 2016 · 16:51 local
Place: Iliamna, AK
Airport: Na
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N95RC
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC16LA054
Reported as: Dehavilland Beaver DHC-2 MK.1
People aboard: 7
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 7
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor, unknown or foreign certificate
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,780 total535 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N95RCRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1S/N 970 · Built 1956 Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Airman tried to take off from crosswind lake with 7 people in a DHC-2 beaver, wind was out of the northeast gusting 25 knots. Aircraft ran into opposite bank without getting airborne. Airman forgot to lower his flaps for take off.

A video taken at the time of takeoff verifies that at the time of takeoff the flaps were in the up positon.

The aircraft was extensively damaged as a result of running into the north east side of crosswind lake, catapulting into the air and impacting a small hill 100 yards from initial point of impact.

All 7 occupants of the aircraft were hospitalized. The pilot and three passenger were hospitalized with serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN TRIED TO TAKE OFF FROM CROSSWIND LAKE WITH 7 PEOPLE IN A DHC-2 BEAVER, WIND WAS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST GUSTING 25 KNOTS. AIRCRAFT RAN INTO OPPOSITE BANK WITHOUT GETTING AIRBORNE. AIRMAN FORGOT TO LOWER HIS FLAPS FOR TAKE OFF.

A VIDEO TAKEN AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF VERIFIES THAT AT THE TIME OF TAKEOFF THE FLAPS WERE IN THE UP POSITON.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF RUNNING INTO THE NORTH EAST SIDE OF CROSSWIND LAKE, CATAPULTING INTO THE AIR AND IMPACTING A SMALL HILL 100 YARDS FROM INITIAL POINT OF IMPACT.

ALL 7 OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE HOSPITALIZED. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGER WERE HOSPITALIZED WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC16LA054Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIliamna, AKThe pilot's decision to perform the takeoff despite calculations showing that the distance available was inadequate, which resulted in impact with terrain.Aug 9, 2016 · Substantial damage