# Accident 20260806009949A: Dehavilland DHC-2, Iliamna, AK, August 6, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2026, 18:00 local time
- Place: Iliamna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 9RRA
- Location: 59.1920° N, 155.1711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1920&lon=-155.1711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62230, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dehavilland DHC-2 (registry code 2808001, https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-2) (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
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 32 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260806009949A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TAKING OFF FROM MORAINE CREEK ON A PART 91 LODGE FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED HE MISSED HIS REJECTED TAKEOFF POINT DUE TO BEING OVERLY FIXATED ON ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE SAME STRETCH OF RIVER AND BY THE TIME HE REALIZED HE MISSED HIS REJECT POINT AND THAT HE WOULDN’T BE AIRBORNE HE WAS GOING ABOUT 58 MPH, HE IMMEDIATELY TOOK ACTION TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND MANAGED TO GET IT DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH PRIOR TO REACHING THE BANK.  THE BANK WAS ABOUT 2 FEET HIGH AND UPON IMPACT IT STARTED DAMAGING THE FLOATS.  HE FINALLY CAME TO REST ABOUT 30 FEET UP ONTO THE BANK WITH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DOWN.  HE IMMEDIATELY SHUTOFF POWER AND FUEL AND BEGAN THE PROCESS OF GETTING EVERYONE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.  NOBODY WAS INJURED.  HE HAD FIVE CUSTOMERS AND TWO GUIDES(OTHER PASSENGERS) ON BOARD WITH HIM.  HE SAID HE WAS 140LBS UNDER GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT.   HE SAID HE HAD ABOUT A 5-7 KNOT CROSSWIND AND NO PRECIPITATION.  THEY HAD BRIEFED WEATHER THAT MORNING IN THE DAILY COMPANY MEETING AND THEY GET THE WEATHER FROM WINDY AND FOREFLIGHT, THERE HAD ALSO BEEN A PREVIOUS TAKEOFF FROM THAT LOCATION THAT DAY.

## 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 ANC26LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA086), Aug 7, 2026: Dehavilland DHC-2 (N62230), Igiugig, AK, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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