# Accident 20170618005769A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Ketchikan, AK, June 18, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 18, 2017, 13:30 local time - Place: Ketchikan, AK - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out - Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135) - Operator: Y3RA - Location: 55.5319° N, 130.5911° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.5319&lon=-130.5911&mi=10 - Aircraft: N930TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N930TG-2020-05-29) (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(L20A) - Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES - People aboard: 7 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 5 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA032) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170618005769A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. DESCRIPTION: N930TG A DE HAVILLAND DHC-2 BEAVER FLOATPLANE, OWNED AND OPERATED BY RDM PILOT/ GUIDE LTD (Y3RA) A PART 135 AIR CARRIER BASED IN KETCHIKAN, AK, CRASHED ON DEPARTURE FROM BIG GOAT LAKE, LOCATED IN THE MISTY FJORDS NATIONAL MONUMENT, SUBSEQUENTLY SINKING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE. SIX PASSENGERS AND ONE CREW MEMBER WERE ON BOARD. ALL WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SHORE WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF RUN FROM THE FAR EAST END OF THE LAKE TOWARDS THE WEST WITH A LIGHT TAIL WIND. AFTER GETTING ON THE STEP, THE PILOT FELT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FLY GOING THIS DIRECTION WITH THE CURRENT CONDITIONS. APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE LAKE, THE PILOT EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE STEP TURN TO DEPART TOWARDS THE EAST. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE STEP TURN THE PILOT MANAGED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR. ONCE IN THE AIR, HE REDUCED THE POWER TO CLIMB POWER, AND BROUGHT THE FLAPS UP TO THE CLIMB SETTING. AFTER DOING SO, THE PILOT REALIZED HE WOULDN?T BE ABLE TO CLEAR THE TREES ON THE EAST END OF THE LAKE. THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO MAKE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT. AT APPROXIMATELY THE 130 DEGREE POINT OF THE TURN, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE WATER. THE AIRCRAFT SEPARATED FROM THE FLOATS AND SANK. ALL PERSONS ON BOARD SWAM TO SHORE. ## 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 ANC17LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17LA032), Jun 18, 2017: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N930TG), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the takeoff distance needed to depart the lake, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from the water during a turn to avoid terrain, which resulted in impact… ## Other reports on N930TG (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20030731037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030731037389A), Jul 31, 2003: Dhav DHC2MKI (N930TG), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Iliaska lodge, a part 91 operator, operates three Dehavilland beavers (DHC-2). The lodge had employed Mr. Robert craig johnson for approximately one week… - [Accident 19990825024819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990825024819A), Aug 25, 1999: Dhav DHC2* (N930TG), Iliamna, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 25, 1999, about 0615 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Dehavilland DHC-2 airplane N930TG, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.