- Date
- September 6, 1982, 16:15 local (Sep 7, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Port Moller, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4022Bde Havilland Beaver U-64
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820906047129A
- Case key
- 72291
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - in flight
Weather condition - unfavorable windFactor
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Weather evaluation - inadequateCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
During takeoff climb gusts caused aircraft to roll. Wing contacted the ground and aircraft cartwheeled. Wind was 20 KTS gusting to 45 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4022B
- Reported as
- de Havilland Beaver U-64 (BEAVER U-6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 880
- Airframe hours
- 5,888
- Engine
- P & W R-985, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard . Busk
- Registered owner
- L.R. Busk
- Departed
- PML · Port Moller, AK
- Destination
- Beach Site, AK
- Airport
- PML · Port Moller, runway 19, 3,500 × 100 ft, gravel
N4022BRegistration cancelled Dec 18, 1992 · Dehavilland DHC-2-L-20Airframe modelDehavilland DHC-2-L-20
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,602 total · 2,602 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 136 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.