# Accident 20180923014039A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I(L20A), Iliamna, AK, September 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2018, 21:40 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.1900° N, 155.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1900&lon=-155.1500&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(L20A)
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,457 total, 3,420 in this make and model, 288 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA581](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA581) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180923014039A

## Narrative

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

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 PAX AND GEAR BEGAN TAKEOFF DOWNSTREAM WITH ~4 KNOTS QUARTERING TAIL WIND.   WHILE STILL TRYING TO GET ON STEP, HEELS OF FLOATS DUG INTO SAND BAR AND TURNED AIRCRAFT INTO BANK.  AIRCRAFT HIT BANK AND SHEARED OFF FLOATS AND CAME TO STOP ON RIVERBANK. PAX INJURIES WERE BIT LIP AND PINCHED THUMB.  NO TREATMENT NECESSARY.  PAX AND PILOT RECOVERED IN TWO SEPARATE A/C.

## 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 GAA18CA581](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA581), Sep 24, 2018: De Havilland DHC 2 MK. I(L20A) (N9RW), Kukaklek Lake, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid a sand bar during a water takeoff, which resulted in the airplane impacting a river bank.

## Other reports on N9RW (1)

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

- [Accident 20100627038129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627038129A), Jun 27, 2010: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK. I (N9RW), Kukaklek Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot initiated takeoff procedure on Kukaklek Lake, the aircraft did not become airborne and continued on land striking the lake shore causing substantial…

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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