# NTSB ANC77DAD08: Dehavilland DHC-2, N127WA, Coffman Cove, AK, August 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1977
- Place: Coffman Cove, AK · COFFMAN COVE, AK
- Location: 56.0052° N, 132.8388° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coffman Cove, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.0052&lon=-132.8388&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 22, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145450
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC77DAD08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DAD08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3257  77/8/12    COFFMAN COVE,AK     DEHAVILLAND DHC-2   CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2110
        TIME - 1330                    N127WA              PX-  0  0  7  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 105 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COFFMAN COVE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COFFMAN COVE,AK             KETCHIKAN,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- FLOAT EQPD.HIT LOG RAFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N127WA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: DEHAVILLAND DHC-2
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coffman Cove

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.

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