# Accident 20210709004279A: Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20, Coffman Cove, AK, July 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2021, 07:23 local time
- Place: Coffman Cove, AK
- Airport: Coffman Cove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: S03A
- Location: 56.0090° N, 132.8471° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.0090&lon=-132.8471&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9279Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9279Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20 (registry code 2800109, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2-l-20) (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-L-20
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 15,400 total, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210709004279A

## Narrative

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

THE AIR CARRIER WAS CONDUCTING A PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT BACK TO THE MAIN BASE WHEN, DURING DEPARTURE FROM COFFMAN COVE SEAPLANE BASE, SHORTLY AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, THE AIRCRAFT  PROPELLER AND FORWARD FLOAT SPREADER BAR STRUCK A 6 FOOT, 7 INCH TALL GREEN CHANNEL BUOY AND IMPACTED THE WATER AND SANK.

## 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 ANC21LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA057), Jul 9, 2021: Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20 (N9279Z), Coffman Cove, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s impact with a buoy on takeoff which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N9279Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19920526021399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920526021399I), May 26, 1992: Dhav DHC2MK1 (N9279Z), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Aircraft on floats landed on runway without extending the landing gear. Pilot failed to confirm gear down.

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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