- Date
- September 23, 1988, 18:50 local (Sep 24, 1988, 02:50 UTC)
- Place
- Zacher Bay, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N53546De Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 5088
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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
Weather condition - high windFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Preflight planning/preparation - improperFactor
Nose over
Analysis
The pilot stated that during the takeoff run on the water, he lost directional control of the airplane, due to the high wind condition. The airplane's wing tip struck the water causing the airplane to nose over on its back.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53546
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 887
- Airframe hours
- 7,837
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Uyak Air Serivce Inc., doing business as Uyak Air Service, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Uyak Air Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 1, 1988 · 166 hours before
- Destination
- ADQ · Kodiak, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 9,115 total · 658 in this make and model · 8,800 as pilot in command · 394 in the last 90 days · 96 in the last 30 days · 47 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg