- Date
- June 22, 1986, 17:00 local (Jun 23, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Bulchitna Lake, AK
- Injuries
- 7 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N67686de Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860622027159A
- Case key
- 4683
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 - on ground/water
Terrain condition - water,roughFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateFactor
Overconfidence in personal abilityFactor
Inadequate surveillance of operationFactor
Weather evaluation - not performedFactor
Water loop/swerve - uncontrolledCause
Aircraft handling - poorCause
Improper trainingCause
Analysis
The airplane struck a wingtip on the water while step taxiing downwind attempting a left turn.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67686
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1230
- Airframe hours
- 9,888
- Engine
- P&W 985-ANI, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Alaska Air Guides
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 20, 1986 · 86 hours before
- Destination
- Z41 · Anchorage, AK
N67686Registration cancelled May 7, 2001 · Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1Airframe modelDehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1
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
- 47
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 12,180 total · 350 in this make and model · 12,180 as pilot in command · 125 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 600 ft broken
- Temperature
- 55 °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.