- Date
- September 8, 1983, 18:20 local (Sep 9, 1983, 02:20 UTC)
- Place
- Port Alsworth, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N30STde Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830908047029A
- Case key
- 4168
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Analysis
The acft collided with a mud bank and crashed. The weather was VMC and a VFR flt plan was filed. The float acft was damaged in the accident but the seven occupants escaped injury. The pilot stated that shortly after takeoff he struck anembankment lost directional control and crashed.
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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Proper climb rate - not maintainedCause
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30ST
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 426
- Airframe hours
- 14,698
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Van Valin Lodge
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 17, 1983 · 60 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,979 total · 429 in this make and model · 4,429 as pilot in command · 99 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 70 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.