# Accident 20220726007539A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK.1, Anchorage, AK, July 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2022, 09:18 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Seaplane Base
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: META
- Location: 61.1797° N, 149.9635° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1797&lon=-149.9635&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9776R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9776R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 (registry code 2800102, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (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.1
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 6
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,709 total, 142 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC22LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220726007539A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC TOOK OFF FROM THE SOUTHEAST WATER LANE AT LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE WITH SIX PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AFTER LIFT OFF THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT, AND THEN CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY ONE HUNDRED FEET IN A TURN TO AN EASTERLY HEADING WHEN IT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE WATER.

## 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 ANC22LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA063), Jul 26, 2022: De Havilland DHC2 (N9776R), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions which resulted in the wing exceeding its critical angle of attack, a loss of control and impact with the…

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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