- Date
- January 2, 1992, 13:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Port Walter, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N64396De Havilland DHC-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920102002039A
- Case key
- 5712
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Probable cause
The design stress limits of the airplane were exceeded. A factor to the accident was: rough water.
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
At the beginning of an unscheduled cargo flight with a float equipped airplane, the airplane's floats struck a wave just after takeoff. The flying wires on both floats broke loose and struck the airplane. The flight continued to its final destination for a landing without further incident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64396
- Reported as
- De Havilland DHC-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 70
- Engine
- P&W R985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Bellows, Kenneth A, doing business as Bellair, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bellows, Kenneth A.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Destination
- SIT · Sitka, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- PWR · Port Walter
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 25,000 total · 5,000 in this make and model · 300 in the last 90 days · 100 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.