# NTSB ANC83IA007: de Havilland DHC-3, N3904, Homer, AK, October 27, 1982

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report
- Date: October 26, 1982, 16:00 local (Oct 27, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Homer, AK
- Coordinates: 59.400341, -151.319946 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4003&lon=-151.3199&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC83IA007
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71066/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83IA007

## Analysis

AFTER REMOVING THE FLOATS AND REINSTALLING THE WHEELS ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT RECEIVED PERMISSION TO TAKE OFF ON A ROADWAY BRIDGE THATS SPANS BELUGA LAKE. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO FERRY THE PLANE TO NEARBY HOMER AIRPORT. ON TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT DUE TO A WIND GUST AND WHEN THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT BRAKE, THE NOSE TUCKED DOWN. THIS ALLOWED THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE TAKEOFF WAS CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT HOMER AIRPORT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Propeller/rotor contact to person, takeoff - roll/run
  - propeller system/accessories,blade - bent (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3904](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3904-2013-03-08), registration cancelled 2013-03-08, S/N 54, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: de Havilland DHC-3
- Registry model: [Dehavilland DHC-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-dhc-3) (registry code 2800202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R1340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r1340-series) (registry code 52016, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 54
- Airframe hours: 11078
- Engines: P & W R-1340 600 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Kachemak Air Service
- Registered owner: Kachemak Air Service
- Departed: 5BL, HOMER, AK
- Destination: 5BL, HOMER, AK
- Airport: 5BL, Beluga Lake Seaplane

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 14,563 total, 145 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 10 knots

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19821026068459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821026068459I), Oct 26, 1982: Dhav DHC3, Homer, AK, Minor damage. Incident information not included in report.

## Other investigations on N3904 (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 ANC03LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA021), Dec 28, 2002: de Havilland DHC-3 (N3904), Nikolai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: An improper and undocumented major repair of the elevator torque tube support assembly by an unknown person, which resulted in an in-flight disconnection of the airplane's right elevator, and a…

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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