# Accident 20220625012219A: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A, Kokhanok, AK, June 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2022, 19:15 local time
- Place: Kokhanok, AK
- Airport: Kokhanok
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4394° N, 154.7681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4394&lon=-154.7681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N600NL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N600NL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A (registry code 2800105, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-u-6a) (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 BEAVER U-6A
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 19,327 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220625012219A

## Narrative

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

DEHAVILLAND BEAVER^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN NONDALTON, AK CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF ILIAMNA LAKE NEAR KOKHANOK, AK.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS TAKING OFF PARALLEL TO THE SHORE LINE WITH APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MILE PER HOUR HEADWINDS 20 DEGREES OFF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  DURING TAKEOFF THE FLOATPLANE WAS ONSTEP WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN 90 DEGREES. A SECOND GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN AN ADDITIONAL 90 DEGREES SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN 180 DEGREES FROM THE ORIGINAL TAKEOFF DIRECTION.  THIS CAUSED THE 15 TO 20 MILE PER HEADWIND TO NOW BE A TAILWIND.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE WATER AND ONE OF THE FLOATS CAUGHT A WAVE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO FLIP OVER AND THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED.  ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE EVACUATED SAFELY WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC22LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA050), Jun 26, 2022: Dehavilland Beaver U-6A (N600NL), Kokhanok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions which resulted in a loss of control and impact with the water.

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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