# Accident 20250809010959A: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1, Kasilof, AK, August 9, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2025, 08:45 local time
- Place: Kasilof, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERHA
- Location: 60.1740° N, 150.4019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.1740&lon=-150.4019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 (registry code 2808006, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-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: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 335 in this make and model, 325 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC25LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250809010959A

## Narrative

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

ON 09 AUGUST 2025 AT 08:00 LCL TIME, THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LAKE HOOD SEAPLANE BASE (LHD) ON A PART 135 COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE DESTINATION FOR THE FLIGHT WAS TUTKA BAY, AK.THE AIRCARFT HAD ONE PILOT AND FOUR PASSENGERS ONBOARD. THE FLOATPLANE WAS PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, HOLDING A VALID FAA COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT HAD A CURRENT CLASS 2 MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE PILOT STATED, THAT WHILE CROSSING THE TURNAGAIN ARM, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE.

AFTER CROSSING THE TURNAGAIN ARM AND WHILE ENROUTE TO TUTKA BAY, ALASKA, THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCARFT TO ENABLE THE PASSENGERS TO VIEW WILDLIFE ON THE GROUND. DURING THE MANEUVERING THE PILOT NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT SINK RATE. THE PILOT ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO ARREST THE SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SEPARATE THE FLOATS FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ONE OF THE PROPELLER BLADES CUT THE BOW OFF OF THE STARBOARD FLOAT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGERS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE ELT DID NOT ACCTIVATE ON IMPACT. THE PILOT CONTACTED THE OPERATOR BY SATELITE PHONE. PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE SAFELY RESCUED WITHIN THE HOUR. REPORT AMENDED ON 09 SEPT 2025 TO REFLECT NEAREST CITY TO THE ACCIDENT SITE. REPORT AMENDED ON 11 SEPT 2025 TO REFECT ADDITIONAL PILOT TRAINING INFORMATION AND CHANGE BLOCK 34 FROM 44709 RE-EXAM TO COUNSELING. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED, IF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS OBTAINED IN THE FUTURE.

## 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 ANC25LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC25LA085), Aug 9, 2025: Dehavilland DHC-2 MK 1 (N232KT), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from rising terrain while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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