# NTSB ANC86LA167: de Havilland DHC-2, N5354G, Fognak Island, AK, October 1, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 30, 1986, 18:45 local (Oct 1, 1986, 02:45 UTC)
- Place: Fognak Island, AK
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC86LA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4751/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC86LA167

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - door,exterior crew - open (contributing factor)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aircraft handling - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff - roll/run
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

ON TAKEOFF, THE RIGHT DOOR POPPED OPEN.  THE PILOT REACHED ACROSS TO PULL THE DOOR CLOSED AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A TREE NEAR THE BANK OF THE LAKE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5354G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5354G), registered now, S/N 881, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: de Havilland DHC-2
- Registry model: [Dehavilland BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-beaver-dhc-2-mk-1) (registry code 2800102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 887
- Airframe hours: 6947
- Engines: P&W R985-14B 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: David Oberg
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 28, 1986, 25 hours before
- Flight plan: VFR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,504 total, 110 in this make and model, 7,294 as pilot in command, 210 in the last 90 days, 100 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F, dew point 19 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860930053029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860930053029A), Sep 30, 1986: Dhav DHC2MK1, Fognak Island, AK, Substantial damage. The wing of the float plane struck a tree during a water takeoff. The pilot was distracted by an open door.

## Other investigations on N5354G (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 ANC89LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA123), Jul 13, 1989: De Havilland DHC-2 (N5354G), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO KNOW IFR FLT CONDITIONS, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH RISING TERRAIN.

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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