- Date
- September 14, 1984, 16:30 local (Sep 15, 1984, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Anchorage, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5349Gde Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840914052769A
- Case key
- 4376
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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.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - building(nonresidential)Factor
Clearance - misjudgedCause
Analysis
While taxiing for takeoff the aircraft's left wing struck a duck shack.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5349G
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 812
- Airframe hours
- 7,666
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- L.H. Ketchum
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 31, 1984 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
N5349GRegistered now · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,300 total · 150 in this make and model · 2,283 as pilot in command · 400 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F, dew point 39 °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.
Other investigations on N5349G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC91LA032Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFinger Lake, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the rough and uneven terrain.NTSB ANC87LA083Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlexander River, AKThe pilot stated that during the takeoff run the left float contacted a hidden sand bar. The aircraft then nosed over on its back.