- Date
- December 28, 1989, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N67691de Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 5, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19891228053599A
- Case key
- 5330
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Probable cause
Improper compensation for wind conditions by the pilot, which resulted in loss of aircraft control during takeoff, and subsequent impact with the water. The weather conditions were contributing factors.
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.
Analysis
The plt prptd that after making a sea landing near raspberry strait, the wind velocity increased to an estimated 30 KTS with gusts to 45 KTS. He elected to take off toward the west for the return flt. He said that at about 100 ft above the water, the acft rolled abruptly to the right & its nose pitched downward. He corrected with full power & opposite aileron, but the acft contacted the water before he could recover. Drg impact, the 2 front compartments of the right float ruptured & the right float strut failed. Subsequently, the right float sank & the acft rolled over in the water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N67691
- Reported as
- de Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 540
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Uyak Air Service
- Departed
- ADQ
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 5,800 total · 1,800 in this make and model · 5,800 as pilot in command · 105 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 30 knots, gusting 45
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.